United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973

UN Security Council Resolution 1973
States enforcing no-fly zone   Libya
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
Security Council composition
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.^[1]

The Security Council resolution was proposed by France, Lebanon, and the United Kingdom.^[2][3] 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.^[4]