Sunday, March 20, 2011

The UN resolution against the Libyan regime

The building of the UN no-fly zones. Protection of civilians, immediately, in Benghazi. Prohibition on commercial flights to and from Libya. Strengthening the embargo of arms. These are the key elements contained in the 1973 UN resolution against the regime of Gaddafi. Resolution which explicitly excludes an "occupying force" in Libya.

The text calls for an immediate cease-fire and the complete end of hostilities. " No fly zone - The resolution prohibits "all flights in the airspace (...) in order to protect civilians." The prohibition does not apply "to flights whose sole purpose is humanitarian." Member States, which "will act on the national level or through regional organizations, are authorized to enforce the no fly zones.

The operations of the military jets will be taken "after notification of the decision to the Secretary General (UN) and the Secretary General of the Arab League." Protection of civilians, but not to "occupying power" - The text authorizes the use of "all necessary measures" to "protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack in Libya, including Benghazi, cited explicitly to allow action before the arrival of the forces of Muammar Gaddafi.

The UN headquarters will be "immediately informed of the measures taken by member" for this purpose. In this step, an engraved excludes "an occupying force" in the African country. Strengthening embargo and sanctions - The draft also calls for measures even harder to stop weapons arriving soldiers to Gaddafi and "mercenary armed personnel," allow inspections in "ports and airports and at sea, on ships and aircraft." Regarding the sanctions against the regime, there are new names to those contained in the previous resolution 1970, adopted a few days before.

In particular, we inserted the Ambassador of Libya to Chad and the Government of Ghat (Libya in the South) because it "involved in the recruitment of mercenaries" from other African countries. Banks blocked and to stop commercial flights - are blocked a number of entities such as finance Libyan Central Bank of Libya, the Libyan Investment Authority, Libyan Foreign Bank, as well as the Libyan National Oil Company.

All commercial flights to and from Libya are banned, just like the military, to stop the flow of money into the coffers of Colonel or arrival of new mercenaries.

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