The human cost of Libya's uprising - in pictures

Families who have fled the conflict in Libya make their temporary homes in a refugee camp near the Tunisian border. The Tunisian government estimates that since 20 February around 105,000 people have fled across the border to escape the violence in Libya Photograph: Paulo Siqueira/Save the Children

Ibrahim, two, and Shadija, four, born in Libya with Egyptian nationality, have taken temporary refuge with their family in a camp in Ras Ajdir, Tunisia. Their father worked in western Libya, in Sabratha, located between two of the most conflict-ridden cities, Zuwara and Zawiyah. News of Muammar Gaddafi's forces' actions in nearby cities caused many people to flee. Ibrahim and Shadija's mother, Madhia, said: "We have seen people killed on our journey and the children have been crying a lot because of the tense situation" Photograph: Save the Children

Ahmed, three, with his father, Eafen, 27, in a refugee camp on the border with Tunisia. Eafen was a wood worker in Libya. An estimated 15,000-18,000 people who have fled the violence in Libya remain in transit camps in Tunisia Photograph: Paulo Siqueira/Save the Children

Ramadan, one, was born in Libya but is now on the move with his family fleeing to safety. His father is from Egypt but was an agricultural worker in Libya. Gaddafi's son Saadi claims that Egyptian and Tunisian nationals are responsible for encouraging the unrest Photograph: Paulo Siqueira/Save the Children

Jalila, 30, sits with two of her four children, Mohamed, 10, and Achraf, 14, and her nephew Mohamed, five, among the belongings they managed to bring with them as they fled Libya. Jalila’s husband has been a wood worker in Libya for the past 11 years. An unknown number of people are still waiting to cross the border and be processed for evacuation Photograph: Paulo Siqueira/Save the Children

A young child stands outside the tent where his family are staying in a refugee camp near the Tunisian border. On 3 March the evacuation of people at the Tunisian-Libyan border intensified, with several countries, including the UK, sending planes to evacuate people from the congested border area Photograph: Paulo Siqueira/Save the Children

Mohamed, five, among the possessions his family managed to bring with them when they fled Libya. Many Libyan children have gone through deeply traumatic experiences in recent weeks Photograph: Paulo Siqueira/Save the Children

A child travels on a bus with his family as they are taken from the refugee camp to Djerba airport where they are hoping for a flight back home. While some families are escaping the violence, there is concern for those still in Libya with no humanitarian assistance Photograph: Paulo Siqueira/Save the Children