UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- The Security Council voted on Wednesday to extend the mandate of the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) by six months, urging all parties to fully put into practice the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) ending a 21-year civil war between north and south Sudan.

　　In a resolution passed unanimously, the 15-member body underscored the "importance of full and expeditious implementation of all elements of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement."

　　UNMIS was established by the Council in 2005 to support the accord between the government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army.

　　Successfully implementing the CPA is key to resolving the crisis in Darfur and to consolidating sustainable peace and stability in the region, the council noted.

　　To this end, it urged the full deployment in Darfur of the hybrid UN-African Union (AU) peacekeeping force, set to become the world's largest, as well as the protection of aid workers.