Russia and the Red Cross have called for an urgent ceasefire in Yemen to allow in aid, replenish struggling hospitals and evacuate foreigners.
A Saudi-led coalition has been launching air strikes in the country to repel advances by Houthi forces who have taken over large areas of Yemen over the last six months, including the capital Sanaa.
But the Red Cross says a 24-hour ceasefire is needed to deliver aid and address "dire" conditions.
Hospitals are said to be low on medicine, with the streets of the southern port city of Aden reportedly littered by bodies.
Food and water supplies are also dwindling, according to the aid agency.
A Russian draft resolution to the United Nations demanded "regular and obligatory humanitarian pauses in the air strikes by the coalition to allow all concerned states and international organisations to evacuate their citizens and personnel".
The UN has so far not agreed on the resolution but officials said they hoped to have something in place by Monday.
Houthi rebels have gained ground in Aden after fierce street fighting against forces loyal to president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi - who has fled the country.
Witnesses said the Houthis had bombarded residential areas in Aden and set buildings on fire.
"Snipers, who took position on the roofs of provincial government buildings, targeted passers by and members of the popular committees," one pro-Hadi fighter told the AFP news agency.
Saudi planes parachuted in weapons, including rocket-propelled grenades, on Friday, but the Houthis still gained ground.
The 11-day campaign has also involved forces from Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman
Adel al Jubeir, Saudi ambassador to the US, said sending ground troops remained "on the table" but would not comment on claims that special forces were already in Yemen.
The conflict has pitted Shia Iran, which backs the Houthis, against Sunni-dominated Saudi Arabia, its regional rival.
There are fears the fighting could escalate into a full-on sectarian civil war.
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