A DRAFT UN resolution calling for the immediate halt to hostilities in Sudan is expected to be voted on by the security council tomorrow, ahead of the start of Ramadan.

The draft, circulated by Britain, expresses “grave concern over the spreading violence and the catastrophic and deteriorating humanitarian situation, including crisis levels of acute food insecurity, particularly in Darfur.”

The council is looking to secure a ceasefire in time for the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which is expected to start on Sunday.