United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973

United Nations Security Council resolution

Key facts

Date: 17 March 2011
Meeting no: 6,498
Code: S/RES/1973 ( Document )
Subject: Libyan Civil War
Voting summary: 10 voted for None voted against 5 abstained
Result: Adopted
Permanent members: China France Russia United Kingdom United States
Non permanent members: Bosnia–Herzegovina Brazil Colombia Germany Gabon India Lebanon Nigeria Portugal South Africa

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Resolution 1973 was adopted by the United Nations Security Council on 17 March 2011 in response to the First Libyan Civil War. The resolution formed the legal basis for military intervention in the Libyan Civil War, demanding "an immediate ceasefire" and authorizing the international community to establish a no-fly zone and to use all means necessary short of foreign occupation to protect civilians.

The Security Council resolution was proposed by France, Lebanon, and the United Kingdom. Ten Security Council members voted in the affirmative (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Gabon, Lebanon, Nigeria, Portugal, South Africa, and permanent members France, the United Kingdom, and the United States). Five (Brazil, Germany, and India, and permanent members China and Russia) abstained, with none opposed.