The UN Security Council on Monday condemned 'the instigation of violence' in the Kalma camp in Darfur, and welcomed the efforts by the joint UN-African Union mission in the Sudanese region to restore calm. The condemnation was contained in a statement read to the press here by Vitaly Churkin, the Russian UN ambassador who holds the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council for August, at the end of the Security Council's closed-door consultations on the current situation in Darfur. 'The members of the Security Council condemned the instigation of violence in the Kalma camp,' the statement said. 'They welcomed UNAMID's efforts to increase patrols and restore calm.' UNAMID stands for the African Union/UN Hybrid operation in Darfur. 'The members of the Council stress the need for a demilitarized status of this and other IDP (internally displaced persons) camps in Darfur,' the statement said. 'They condemned any attacks on humanitarian and UN personnel in Darfur and expressed deep concern at the trends of kidnapping and intimidation.' 'They expressed their continued concern that some restrictions remain on humanitarian access to Kalma camp and to other areas of Darfur the statement said. According to UN spokesman Martin Nesirky, about 50,000 people are still believed to be in the Kalma camp and several thousands of others have sought refuge around a community police center run by UNAMID. Violence erupted in the embattled camp in late July, following the latest round of peace negotiations in Qatar's capital of Doha. Deadly clashes between protesters of the Abdul-Wahid Mohamed el- Nur faction of the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) who felt they were not fully represented in the Doha talks, and supporters of the negotiations, resulted in the deaths of eight IDPs, reports said. 'They recalled the obligation of the Sudanese authorities and all other parties to ensure a timely and unhindered humanitarian access,' the statement said. 'They called for enhanced cooperation among all parties concerned to ensure that assistance is given to the people in need, ' said the statement. 'They reiterated the importance of ensuring an effective and inclusive process of political settlement in Darfur.' 'They urged all parties to join the Doha process, resolve their differences from dialogue and refrain from violence,' the statement added. 