United Nations. .- The Security Council decided today to the UN several hours delay its vote on the resolution that imposed sanctions on the regime of Muammar Gaddafi and his environment by the bloody repression in civil protests against him. Diplomatic sources said that "the vote was postponed until after 01.00 GMT," because the delegation of China, a permanent member with veto awaits instructions on the voting of its capital.
The mission of France to the United Nations also confirmed the delay in the vote with a message on Twitter social network. The ambassadors of the fifteen began their meeting at 17.00 GMT, an hour later than planned, and conducted in private under the chairmanship of Ambassador of Brazil, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, who in February took the rotating presidency of the maximum decision-making body of the United Nations.
Among the options the highest decision-making deck as UN sanctions are from the assets freeze and travel ban on Qaddafi and around the arms embargo, and take the Libyan regime before the International Criminal Court (ICC) to be tried for violation of human rights in attacking civilians.
That could be, according to diplomatic sources, the point at which negotiations have been stranded between countries, which had been shown together to take action against the Libyan regime. Libya's ambassador to the UN, Abdurrahman Shalgam, today presented the president of the Council a letter from his mission in which underline their support for measures contained in the draft so that those responsible for repression are brought to justice, including the CFI.
Specifically, the draft resolution requests the ICC to investigate the possible commission of war crimes and crimes against humanity during the brutal suppression of protests. In the draft resolution prepared by France and Britain backed the U.S. and Germany, also includes the issue of humanitarian assistance, one of the greatest concern to the UN.
The draft resolution notes that there would be an "authorization for member states to take all necessary measures to allow the return to Libya for humanitarian agencies and ensure quick and safe assistance to those in need." The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon said Friday that the Council, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), since last February 22 Libyans about 22,000 have gone to Tunisia and other 15,000 to Egypt. 
The mission of France to the United Nations also confirmed the delay in the vote with a message on Twitter social network. The ambassadors of the fifteen began their meeting at 17.00 GMT, an hour later than planned, and conducted in private under the chairmanship of Ambassador of Brazil, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, who in February took the rotating presidency of the maximum decision-making body of the United Nations.
Among the options the highest decision-making deck as UN sanctions are from the assets freeze and travel ban on Qaddafi and around the arms embargo, and take the Libyan regime before the International Criminal Court (ICC) to be tried for violation of human rights in attacking civilians.
That could be, according to diplomatic sources, the point at which negotiations have been stranded between countries, which had been shown together to take action against the Libyan regime. Libya's ambassador to the UN, Abdurrahman Shalgam, today presented the president of the Council a letter from his mission in which underline their support for measures contained in the draft so that those responsible for repression are brought to justice, including the CFI.
Specifically, the draft resolution requests the ICC to investigate the possible commission of war crimes and crimes against humanity during the brutal suppression of protests. In the draft resolution prepared by France and Britain backed the U.S. and Germany, also includes the issue of humanitarian assistance, one of the greatest concern to the UN.
The draft resolution notes that there would be an "authorization for member states to take all necessary measures to allow the return to Libya for humanitarian agencies and ensure quick and safe assistance to those in need." The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon said Friday that the Council, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), since last February 22 Libyans about 22,000 have gone to Tunisia and other 15,000 to Egypt.
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