United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 is a 2011 UN measure that authorized international military action, including a no-fly zone, to protect civilians during the Libyan Civil War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 canonical | 13 |
| S/RES/1973(2011) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T323071 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 Context triple: [2011 Libyan Civil War, legalBasisForIntervention, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973]
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A.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 is a 2011 UN measure that imposed sanctions and referred the situation in Libya to the International Criminal Court in response to the Gaddafi regime’s violent crackdown on protesters.
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B.
UN Security Council Resolution 1368
UN Security Council Resolution 1368 is a 2001 United Nations measure that condemned the 9/11 terrorist attacks and recognized the right of states to self-defense, providing key international legal support for subsequent military actions in Afghanistan.
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C.
UN Security Council Resolution 660
UN Security Council Resolution 660 is the 1990 measure by which the UN condemned Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and demanded its immediate withdrawal, laying a key legal foundation for the Gulf War response.
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D.
UN Security Council Resolution 1373
UN Security Council Resolution 1373 is a 2001 United Nations measure adopted after the 9/11 attacks that obliges all member states to combat terrorism through actions such as criminalizing terrorist financing, enhancing international cooperation, and strengthening border and law-enforcement controls.
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E.
UN Security Council Resolution 678
UN Security Council Resolution 678 was the 1990 UN measure that authorized member states to use "all necessary means," including military force, to compel Iraq’s withdrawal from Kuwait, effectively providing the legal basis for the Gulf War coalition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 Target entity description: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 is a 2011 UN measure that authorized international military action, including a no-fly zone, to protect civilians during the Libyan Civil War.
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A.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 is a 2011 UN measure that imposed sanctions and referred the situation in Libya to the International Criminal Court in response to the Gaddafi regime’s violent crackdown on protesters.
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B.
UN Security Council Resolution 1368
UN Security Council Resolution 1368 is a 2001 United Nations measure that condemned the 9/11 terrorist attacks and recognized the right of states to self-defense, providing key international legal support for subsequent military actions in Afghanistan.
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C.
UN Security Council Resolution 660
UN Security Council Resolution 660 is the 1990 measure by which the UN condemned Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and demanded its immediate withdrawal, laying a key legal foundation for the Gulf War response.
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D.
UN Security Council Resolution 1373
UN Security Council Resolution 1373 is a 2001 United Nations measure adopted after the 9/11 attacks that obliges all member states to combat terrorism through actions such as criminalizing terrorist financing, enhancing international cooperation, and strengthening border and law-enforcement controls.
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E.
UN Security Council Resolution 678
UN Security Council Resolution 678 was the 1990 UN measure that authorized member states to use "all necessary means," including military force, to compel Iraq’s withdrawal from Kuwait, effectively providing the legal basis for the Gulf War coalition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations Security Council resolution
ⓘ
international measure ⓘ legal instrument ⓘ |
| abstentionBy |
Brazil
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China ⓘ Germany ⓘ India ⓘ Russian Federation ⓘ
linked to:
Russia
|
| adoptedBy | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 2011-03-17 ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
protect civilian populated areas under threat of attack
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protect civilians in Libya ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Libyan airspace
ⓘ
territory of Libya ⓘ |
| authorized |
all necessary measures to protect civilian populated areas under threat of attack in Libya
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all necessary measures to protect civilians ⓘ member states to enforce an arms embargo on Libya ⓘ member states to enforce the no-fly zone ⓘ no-fly zone over Libya ⓘ use of force to protect civilians in Libya ⓘ |
| calledOn |
Member States to cooperate with the Secretary-General on implementation
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Member States to notify the Secretary-General of measures taken under the resolution ⓘ |
| chapterOfUNCharterInvoked | Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter ⓘ |
| concerns |
2011 Libyan uprising
ⓘ
Libyan Civil War ⓘ
linked to:
2011 Libyan Civil War
|
| coSponsor |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
other Security Council members ⓘ |
| demanded |
end to violence against civilians in Libya
ⓘ
immediate ceasefire in Libya ⓘ |
| documentSymbol | S/RES/1973(2011) ⓘ |
| established |
asset freeze measures
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ban on all flights in the airspace of Libya ⓘ enhanced arms embargo on Libya ⓘ no-fly zone over Libyan airspace ⓘ |
| hasSubject | protection of civilians in armed conflict ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor |
NATO-led military intervention in Libya in 2011
ⓘ
linked to:
2011 Libyan Civil War
Operation Unified Protector ⓘ
linked to:
Operation Odyssey Dawn
coalition airstrikes against Libyan government forces in 2011 ⓘ |
| partOf |
United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning Libya
ⓘ
linked to:
United Nations Security Council resolutions
|
| prohibited | foreign occupation force of any form on any part of Libyan territory ⓘ |
| relatedTo | United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 ⓘ |
| resolutionNumber | 1973 ⓘ |
| sponsor |
France
ⓘ
Lebanon ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| strengthened | sanctions imposed by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | international debate on Responsibility to Protect ⓘ |
| voteResult | 10 in favour, 0 against, 5 abstentions ⓘ |
| year | 2011 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 Description of subject: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 is a 2011 UN measure that authorized international military action, including a no-fly zone, to protect civilians during the Libyan Civil War.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
2011 Libyan Civil War
→
legalBasisForIntervention
→
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973
ⓘ
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970
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precedes
→
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973
ⓘ
linked to: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973
subject linked to:
Operation Unified Protector in Libya
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2009
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follows
→
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973
ⓘ
subject linked to:
United Nations Security Council resolution 2009
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2292
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reaffirms
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973
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subject linked to:
Unified Protector