UN Security Council Resolution 1970

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UN Security
Council Resolution 1970
Date: February 26, 2011
Meeting: 6491
Identifier: S / RES / 1970 ( document )
Poll: Pro: 15  Ent. : 0  Cons: 0
Object: Situation in Libya
Result: Accepted
Composition of the Security Council 2011:
Permanent members:

China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China CHN FRA GBR RUS USAFranceFrance  United KingdomUnited Kingdom  RussiaRussia  United StatesUnited States 

Non-permanent members:
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina BIH BRA COL DEU GABBrazilBrazil  ColombiaColombia  GermanyGermany  GabonGabon 
IndiaIndia IND LBN NGA POR ZAFLebanonLebanon  NigeriaNigeria  PortugalPortugal  South AfricaSouth Africa 

The United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 is a resolution that the United Nations Security Council has adopted unanimously at its 6491st meeting on February 26 2011th With the resolution, which was passed on the basis of Article 41 in Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter and is therefore binding under international law, the body reacted to the development of the situation in Libya and imposed economic sanctions on the North African state. These include an arms embargo , a travel ban for Muammar al-Gaddafi and some of his family members and high-ranking officials in his government. Bank accounts of Libya and those on the list in the annex to the resolution have been frozen.

Furthermore, the Security Council referred the situation under Article 13 of the Rome Status to the International Criminal Court , which can therefore prosecute core international crimes within its jurisdiction that have been committed since February 15, 2011 in connection with this conflict. The Libyan authorities were also instructed to cooperate with the court.

With the resolution text, the members of the Security Council assume that the "widespread and systematic attacks that are currently taking place in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya against the civilian population can amount to crimes against humanity".

With the resolution, the Security Council demanded an immediate end to violence and steps that are appropriate to meet “the justified demands of the population”. The United Nations is calling on the Libyan authorities to take measures to ensure the safety of foreigners in Libya and to make it easier for those who want to leave the country to leave. It is also required that Libya allow foreign humanitarian and medical aid workers to enter the country and ensure safe passage of relief supplies. Eventually, the panel called for restrictions on the media to be lifted.

Travel ban abroad

16 people belonging to the government and / or close to the regime are subject to the travel ban:

Bank accounts frozen

The bank balance freeze also extends to the following six members of the Gaddafi family:

  • Aisha al-Gaddafi
  • Hannibal Muammar al-Gaddafi
  • Khamis al-Gaddafi
  • Muammar al-Gaddafi
  • Mutasim-Billah al-Gaddafi
  • Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi

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