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2016 was unanimously adopted on 27 October 2011 on the situation of

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during the

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. Recognizing the "positive developments" in

after the

and the

death of Muammar Gaddafi Muammar Gaddafi, the deposed leader of Libya, was captured and killed on 20 October 2011 after the Battle of Sirte. Gaddafi was found west of Sirte after his convoys were attacked by NATO aircraft. He was then captured by National Transition ...

, the resolution set a date of termination for the provisions of Security Council Resolution 1973 which allowed states to undertake "all necessary measures" to protect civilians and which formed the legal basis for

military intervention Interventionism refers to a political practice of intervention, particularly to the practice of governments to interfere in political affairs of other countries, staging military or trade interventions. Economic interventionism refers to a diffe ...

by a number of foreign states. The termination date was set at 23:59, Libyan local time on 31 October 2011. The

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created with Resolution 1973 was also lifted on that date.

Key Points

The resolution, adopted under

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: * strongly urges the Libyan authorities to refrain from

reprisals A reprisal is a limited and deliberate violation of international law to punish another sovereign state that has already broken them. Since the 1977 Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions (AP 1), reprisals in the laws of war are extremel ...

, including arbitrary detentions, * calls upon the Libyan authorities to take all steps necessary to prevent reprisals, wrongful imprisonment and

extrajudicial executions An extrajudicial killing (also known as extrajudicial execution or extralegal killing) is the deliberate killing of a person without the lawful authority granted by a judicial proceeding. It typically refers to government authorities, whether ...

, * underscores the Libyan authorities’ responsibility for the protection of its population, including foreign nationals and African migrants; * urges all Member States to cooperate closely with the Libyan authorities in their efforts to end

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for violations of

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and

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; * terminates the provisions on paragraphs 4 and 5 ("

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") and the provisions of paragraphs 6 to 12 ("No-Fly Zone") of Resolution 1973 (2011) at 23.59 Libyan local time on 31 October 2011.

Voting

* Permanent members of the Security Council are in bold.

Observations

The Foreign Secretary of the

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, called the resolution a "milestone towards a peaceful, democratic future for Libya". The

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ambassador to the

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, said history would regard the intervention as "a proud chapter in the Security Council's experience".

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's ambassador to the UN,

Vitaly Churkin Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin ( rus, Вита́лий Ива́нович Чу́ркин, p=vʲɪˈtalʲɪj ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ ˈtɕurkʲɪn; 21 February 1952 – 20 February 2017) was a Russian diplomat and former child actor. Churkin served as Russia ...

, said "we expect the

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council to act in accordance with this decision".

References

External links

Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
{{Libyan civil war 2016 First Libyan Civil War United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning Libya International reactions to the Arab Spring 2011 in Libya October 2011 events

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Voting

Observations

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