BBC News, March 1, 2011

The UN has called for a mass humanitarian evacuation of people fleeing Libya for Tunisia, saying the border situation is at "crisis point".

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Tunisian border at crisis point as tens of thousands flee Libyan violence, UN reports
UN News Service, March 1, 2011

....“We can see acres of people waiting to cross the border. Many have been waiting for three to four days in the freezing cold, with no shelter or food,” said the head of the emergency response team from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Ayman Gharaibeh, at the bordertown of Ras Adjir. Agency officials voiced concern that large numbers of sub-Saharan Africans are not being allowed in.....

“Usually the first three days of the crisis are the worst. This seems to be getting worse by the day,” Mr. Gharaibeh added, noting that a further 10,000 to 15,000 people were expected to cross over today from Libya....

...The agency needs the help of governments and she called on them to alleviate the situation in Tunisia and Egypt, most urgently by helping to evacuate people. She stressed that it is “becoming critically important that onwards transport becomes quickly available to avoid a humanitarian crisis.”....