UNITED NATIONS – The Associated Press (AP) reports that Britain and France are preparing a United Nations resolution to impose a no-fly zone over Libya.

The report said that draft resolution is a contingency one. It is being drafted and will be imposed should it be needed. A UK diplomat at the United Nations made this known and said a decision to introduce the resolution at the United Nations Security Council has not yet been made.

Libya’s diplomats to the United Nations have asked the security council to impose a no-fly zone over Libya to stop government forces from attacking civilians from the air. The opposition fighters are also asking for a no-fly zone. They said they were prepared to fight Qaddafi’s ground troops but do not have the power to take on his airplanes.

The British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, on Monday revealed that NATO is working on a range of options including the possibility of establishing a no-fly zone over Libya.

He said that Britain was working closely with it’s partners at the United Nations Security Council on a contingency resolution to establish a no-fly zone over Libya if needs be. He made it clear such a resolution will need the support of the region.

The U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday that all options are being considered including the possibility of a no-fly zone and the use of a military option. However the U.S. says that any military action must be an international one.

The u.S. Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates is being cautious of any imposition of a no-fly zone. He said such an action will be a declaration of war on Libya. He said a no-fly zone can only be imposed if an attack is carried out to incapacitate Libya’s air defenses. He said this might drag the United States into another war. The U.S. could not afford such a war with it’s military already stretched in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Western countries also say they cannot provide enough aircraft to enforce such no-fly zone.

Calls for a no-fly zone have increased as Gadhafi has intensified it’s use of air power against the opposition fighters in an effort to check the advancement of the opposition towards the capital Tripoli.

WASHINGTON DC – U.S. President, Barack Obama, On Monday said that the United states and it’s NATO allies are taking into consideration “possible military options” to halt the Libyan violence. He sent a warning to Qaddafi’s allies that they will be held responsible if they don’t stop supporting him.

Obama made these comments after he met the Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard in Washington on Monday. The President said that both Australia and the United States view the violence been used by the government of Libya on it’s people as “unacceptable.” He revealed that he has given extra $15 million to aid in humanitarian efforts to Libya. This comes after government forces increased their crackdown on the Libyan opposition.

President Obama said that the use of military action is still an option and that NATO members are taking into consideration military options as well as all other options.

Since the beginning of the violence, some members of Qaddafi’s government have left to oppose him. President Obama sent a warning to those that have remained with him.

He said he wanted to send them a message that they will be accountable for the violence taking place in Libya.

On Monday, Libya government airplanes attacked rebel fighters in a bid to stop the advancement of the opposition towards the capital Tripoli.

In February, the U.S. gave $10 million to aide humanitarian efforts in Libya. Both the United States and U.N. have brought sanctions on Qaddafi and his regime. Some U.S. politicians are calling for a no-fly-zone to be imposed to stop Qaddafi from using airplanes to attack the opposition.

The violence in Libya has claimed hundreds of lives. Some estimates put the death toll in the thousands since the beginning of the violence in Libya. Over 200,000 people have left the country.