The UN Human Rights Council on Monday condemned attacks on civilians in Sudan, including indiscriminate aerial bombardments and drone strikes, while criticising external actors accused of supplying weapons, military equipment and fighters to the warring parties.

The 47-member council voted 28-10, with nine abstentions, to extend the mandate of its independent international fact-finding mission on Sudan for another year.

The mission has been documenting alleged human rights violations and atrocities committed during the conflict. In February, it said the siege and takeover of El-Fasher showed "the hallmarks of genocide".

Sudan rejected the resolution, saying its concerns had not been reflected in the text, and urged member states to vote against it.

The conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has killed more than 200,000 people, according to estimates cited by aid workers, while more than 13 million have been displaced. The war has also created some of the world’s largest hunger and displacement crises.

The council said there was "no military solution" to the conflict and called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire.

It also called for an independent mechanism to monitor any ceasefire, the restoration of essential infrastructure and a negotiated political settlement to the conflict.

The resolution condemned violations of international humanitarian law and human rights abuses by all parties, including indiscriminate attacks on civilians and strikes that have damaged critical infrastructure such as hospitals and schools.

It also condemned the growing use of aerial bombardments and drones. UN figures show that more than 1,100 people were killed in drone attacks during the first five months of this year, as both the SAF and RSF have increasingly relied on the weapons.