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Security Council members vote on a Libyan resolution during a Security Council Meeting at UN headquarters in New York March 17, 2011. China, Brazil, Russia, India and Germany abstained from the vote. [Photo/Agencies] |
UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution to authorize a no-fly zone over Libya and called for "all necessary measures," excluding troops on the ground, to protect civilians under threat of attack in the North African country.
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China and Russia, the two permanent members with veto power on the Council, abstained from the voting on the draft resolution, which was presented by France, Lebanon, Britain and the United States. Lebanon is one of the 10 non-permanent members of the Security Council.
The Security Council "decides to establish a ban on all flights in the airspace of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya in order to protect civilians," the resolution said.
However, the resolution excluded "an occupation force" in Libya.
The resolution "demands the immediate establishment of a ceasefire and a complete end to violence and all attacks against, and abuses of, civilians."
The resolution also stepped up sanctions against Libya, including a freezing of assets of the Central Bank of Libya and the Libyan National Oil Company.
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