The US has said the UN should consider more than just a no-fly zone over Libya, amid Security Council division on a draft resolution.
US ambassador Susan Rice said a no-fly zone would only bring limited help. She hoped for an early vote on a draft.
Russia expressed concern at some of the implications of the proposals and put forward a counter-resolution.
Forces loyal to Col Gaddafi are taking ground from rebels, who say they fear "genocide" without swift UN action.
On Wednesday, the International Committee of the Red Cross withdrew from the rebel-held city of Benghazi, in eastern Libya, saying it feared an imminent attack by Col Gaddafi's forces.
Government forces say they have captured Ajdabiya, the last town before Benghazi, but the rebels deny this.
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