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UN security council resolution 1973 (2011) on Libya – full text

March 18, 2011 Ali Houissa

The UN Security Council has passed a resolution authorising “all necessary measures” to protect civilians in Libya from pro-Gaddafi forces. Read the full text of the resolution passed at UN headquarters in favor of a no-fly zone and air strikes against Muammar Gaddafi.

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Security Council

6498^th Meeting (Night)

Security Council Approves ‘No-Fly Zone’ over Libya, Authorizing ‘All Necessary Measures’ to Protect Civilians, by Vote of 10 in Favour with 5 Abstentions

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ARABIC text of UN security council resolution 1973 (2011)

مجلس الأمن

قرار مجلس الامن

القرار ١٩٧٣

الذي اتخذه مجلس الأمن في جلسته ٦٤٩٨ ، المعقودة في ١٧ آذار/مارس ٢٠١١

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إن مجلس الأمن،

إذ يشير إلى قراره ١٩٧٠

المؤرخ ٢٦ شباط/فبراير ٢٠١١

وإذ يعرب عن استيائه لعدم امتثال السلطات الليبية للقرار ١٩٧٠
وإذ يعرب عن القلق ا لبالغ إزاء تدهور الوضع وتصاعد العنف والخسائر

الفادحة في صفوف المدنيين، …………… الخ

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Libya UN Resolution 1973:

Text analysed (BBC)

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[Gaddafi’s flag]

Feb 26, 2011

Security Council

SC/10187/Rev.1**Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New YorkSecurity Council 6491^st Meeting* (PM)

In Swift, Decisive Action, Security Council Imposes Tough Measures on Libyan Regime, Adopting Resolution 1970 in Wake of Crackdown on Protesters Situation Referred to International Criminal Court;Secretary-General Expresses Hope Message ‘Heard and Heeded’ in Libya

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دستـور لـيبيـا

أصدرته “الجمعية الوطنية الليبية” في 7 أكتوبر 1951

وألغاه الإنقلابيون في أول سبتمبر 1969

Libyan Constitution

(Libyan Constitutional Union)

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Libya’s Constitution

[English Translation]

Promulgated by the “National Constituent Assembly” on

7^th October 1951

Abolished by a Military Coup d’etat on

1^st September 1969

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The Arab democratic wave: how the EU can seize the moment

March 15, 2011 Ali Houissa

Report – n°9, March 2011 [PDF]

The European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)

Following the extraordinary events that have been unfolding across the Arab world, the EUISS has opened an online debate to discuss the implications of the Arab democratic wave for EU foreign policy. The EUISS has invited academics, policymakers, think tankers and other influential voices from a variety of backgrounds including from North Africa, the Middle East and Europe to contribute to this pluralistic online debate.

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North Africa & the Middle East 2011

February 28, 2011 Ali Houissa

Revolutions in North Africa & the Middle East, 2011

Description: This collection, selected by the Library of Congress, documents the events in Northern Africa and the Middle East in 2011 after the Tunisian uprising. Content includes blogs, social media and news sites about Egypt, Yemen, Sudan and other African countries. These sites contain content in Arabic, English, and French.

Jasmine Revolution – Tunisia 2011

Description: This collection consists of websites documenting the revolution in Tunisia in 2011. Partners at Library of Congress and Bibliothèque Nationale de France have contributed websites for this collection, and the sites are primarily in French and Arabic with some in English.

Tunisia and the spark that launched uprisings

(The Washington Post)

By Marc Fisher, Saturday, March 26,

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How a slap sparked Tunisia’s revolution – CBSNews

Tunisia and the spark that launched uprisings

Broadcast: February 20, 2011 / 13:37 minutes

Bob Simon reports from Tunisia, where protests against the repressive government not only toppled its autocratic ruler, but sparked the uprising in Egypt that forced President Hosni Mubarak to resign.

Blog, Egypt, Islam, Libya, News & Current Events, Tunisia, Women

Are the Mideast revolutions bad for women’s rights?

February 21, 2011 Ali Houissa

Democracy’s victims

By Isobel Coleman, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of Paradise Beneath Her Feet: How Women are Transforming the Middle East (THE WASHINGTON POST, Feb. 20/11):

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Female futures in the MENA region

(Women have been actively participating in recent political protests in the Middle East and North Africa, and as a consequence, international audiences are becoming more aware of the discrimination women face. This blog discusses what roles these women might play in the rebuilding of future governance systems in the region.)

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“Women of the revolution”

by AJE – Al Jazeera English

Egyptian women describe the spirit of Tahrir and their hope that the equality they found there will live on.

Egyptian women, just like men, took up the call to ‘hope’. Here they describe the spirit of Tahrir – the camaraderie and equality they experienced – and their hope that the model of democracy established there will be carried forward as Egyptians shape a new political and social landscape.