The compromise text passed by consensus without a vote after Germany agreed to remove any mention of Khartoum's responsibility for the "armed attacks on civilian population and humanitarian workers, widespread destruction of villages, and continued and widespread violence."

The resolution took note of a report released earlier this month by a group of experts that accused the government of President Omar al-Bashir of orchestrating attacks by Arab Janjaweed militiamen against civilians in Darfur.

Khartoum refused to grant visas to Williams' six-member team to visit Darfur because it said one of the experts was biased.