The UN Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution to authorize sanctions against individuals and organizations threatening the ongoing political transition in Yemen.

The resolution intends to hit offenders with a travel ban and an asset freeze "for an initial period of one year."

Sanctions are aimed at those who are found to be "obstructing or undermining the successful completion of the political transition" of Yemen, where Yemenis negotiated an agreement for peaceful change after being on the brink of a civil war, the resolution said.

The Middle East country has been undergoing a political transition, with a government of national unity, which came to power in an election in February 2012 following the resignation of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Endite

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