UN Member Countries Call for Libya Sanctions

The U.S., China, Germany, the United Kingdom and others called on the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions on people or companies violating the arms embargo or ceasefire in Libya, according to a Jan. 19 press release from Germany’s federal press office. The countries also called on UN member states to enforce the sanctions, “including through national implementation measures.” The statement was issued after the Berlin Conference on Libya, which gathered countries to “assist” the UN in “unifying the International Community in their support for a peaceful solution to the Libyan crisis,” the statement said.