The UN Security Council will meet Saturday to discuss a Russian proposal for humanitarian pauses in the Saudi-led air aggression in Yemen

The UN Security Council will meet Saturday to discuss a Russian proposal for humanitarian pauses in the Saudi-led air aggression in Yemen, diplomats said.

Russia called for the meeting of the 15-member council amid growing alarm over the rising civilian death toll from the fighting in Yemen.

UN aid Chief Valerie Amos said Thursday she was "extremely concerned" about the fate of civilians trapped in fierce fighting after aid agencies reported that 519 people had been martyred and nearly 1,700 injured in two weeks.

The UN children's agency this week said at least 62 children had been killed and 30 injured over the past week in Yemen, and that more of them were being recruited as child soldiers.

Alexey Zaytsev, spokesman for the Russian mission at the United Nations, said the closed-door consultations would be about "possible humanitarian pauses in air strikes."