Libyenresolutionen som till slut kom

Den resolution (1973) som antogs igår stämde hyggligt med utkastet (se nedan), men med en viktig förändring: Paragraf 4 om skydd av civila begränsades inte till Arabförbundet. Vidare finns det en intressant formulering “excluding a foreign occupation force of any form on any part of Libyan territory”, vilken dock knappast hindrar markinsatser, i vart fall så länge de inte blir långvariga.
4.   Authorizes Member States that have notified the Secretary-General, acting nationally or through regional organizations or arrangements, and acting in cooperation with the Secretary-General, to take all necessary measures, notwithstanding paragraph 9 of resolution 1970 (2011), to protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, including Benghazi, while excluding a foreign occupation force of any form on any part of Libyan territory, and requests the Member States concerned to inform the Secretary-General immediately of the measures they take pursuant to the authorization conferred by this paragraph which shall be immediately reported to the Security Council;

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