Riyadh, Mar 19, 2021, SPA -- Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States, Dr. Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf welcomed the press statement issued by the UN Security Council yesterday, denouncing attacks being launched by the Houthi militias against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The UN statement also called on immediate stop of Houthi escalation in Yemeni governorate of Marib, condemning recruiting children in the Houthi offensive on it. Dr. Al-Hajraf expressed GCC support of the UN Security Council's call to cease-fire, in accordance with the resolutions 2532 and 2565, all over the world, including Yemen, and its call to facilitate delivery of humane assistance and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, in all parts of the fraternal Yemen. -- SPA 00:08 LOCAL TIME 21:08 GMT 0001 www.spa.gov.sa/w1527471