unite nations unite nations blacklist saudi arabia-led military coalition thursday kill injure 683 children yemen attack dozens school hospitals 2016 even say coalition take action improve child protection blacklist attach u.n. annual report children arm conflict also name iran-allied houthi rebel group yemen government force pro-government militia al qaeda arabian peninsula violations children 2016. u.n. report say houthis affiliate force kill injure 414 children 2016. report u.n. secretary-general antonio guterres submit security council thursday see reuters draft blacklist report reuters tuesday action saudi-led coalition objectively lead blacklist kill injure 683 children 38 attack school hospitals last year report say add incidents verify u.n. coalition briefly add blacklist 2016 remove then-u.n. chief ban ki-moon pending review time ban accuse saudi arabia exert unacceptable undue pressure source tell reuters riyadh threaten cut u.n. fund saudi arabia deny threaten ban effort dampen controversy surround report blacklist year split two categories one list party put place measure protect children include saudi-led military coalition include party report produce u.n. children arm conflict envoy virginia gamba issue guterres name subject list u.n. action rather sham party conflict hope push implement measure protect children guterres speak saudi king salman phone wednesday u.n. spokesman stephane dujarric say positive discussion issue mutual interest include situation middle east beyond saudi u.n. ambassador abdallah al-mouallimi plan hold news conference friday yemen devastate two years civil war president abd-rabu mansour hadi government back saudi-led coalition fight drive houthis cities seize 2014 2015 10,000 people kill conflict ruin economy push millions brink famine houthis control much northern yemen include capital sanaa u.n. sanction monitor report security council january saudi-led coalition carry attack yemen may amount war crimes riyadh deny allegation u.n. sanction monitor say time coalition make saudi arabia bahrain kuwait qatar unite arab emirates egypt jordan morocco sudan coalition receive limit u.s. support include logistics saudi arabia unite arab emirates major recipients u.s. arm saudi arabia also major customer british defense company coalition need stop make empty promise exercise caution take concrete action stop deadly unlawful attack yemen allow desperately need fuel aid reach need say jo becker children right advocacy director human right watch happen governments suspend saudi weapons sales say annual children arm conflict report produce request u.n. security council 2015 unite nations leave israel palestinian militant group hamas blacklist include early draft criticize israel 2014 military operations u.n. blacklist saudi-led coalition kill children yemen