Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan on November 18 as the country continues to grapple with a deadly war that has displaced millions of people and spurred a desperate humanitarian crisis.

(Reuters) - Russia on Monday vetoed a United Nations Security Council draft resolution that called on Sudan's warring parties to cease hostilities immediately and ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid. All other countries of the 15-member council, including China, voted in favor of the measure drafted by Britain and Sierra Leone.

Any action taken by the United Nations Security Council must genuinely respect Sudan's sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Fu Cong said on Monday.

Britain will seek backing from other United Nations Security Council members on Monday for its demand that Sudan's warring parties stop hostilities and allow deliveries of aid, the British foreign ministry said.

The proposed resolution sought an immediate end to hostilities between Sudan's military and paramilitary factions.

In a move strongly condemned by the UK and US, Russia has vetoed a draft UK-backed UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Sudan. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy called the veto a "disgrace".

Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Monday calling for an immediate end to hostilities in Sudan where a war between two rival generals has been raging since April

The UN Security Council on Monday will take up a draft resolution calling for an immediate end to hostilities in Sudan, where a war between two rival generals shows no