GENEVA (Sputnik) — More than 540 people have been killed and 1,700 injured in the Yemen conflict since March 19, spokesman for the World Health Organization (WHO) Christian Lindmeier said at a press conference in Geneva on Tuesday.
Yemen has been torn apart by a conflict between Houthi militants and forces loyal to displaced Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. An international coalition led by Saudi Arabia has been carrying out airstrikes against the Houthis since March 26, following Hadi's request for military aid.
A military source told Sputnik earlier on Tuesday that at least six children were killed after the Saudi-led coalition fired missiles that hit a school in central Yemen.
On Monday, the UN children agency UNICEF said that 74 children had been killed in Yemen since the start of Saudi-led coalition airstrikes, with 44 others injured in what the agency said was conservative figures.
The rising death toll prompted Russia on Saturday to present a draft resolution to the UN Security Council, calling for a "humanitarian pause" in fighting. The draft is being considered by the 15-nation body.
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