An international grouping is meeting in Rome to discuss financial aid for Libya's rebels.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the Libya Contact Group would also look at ways to put pressure on Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi.
She said the desired outcome was an end to violence against civilians and a "democratic transition".
Meanwhile, a ship has evacuated people from the besieged port of Misrata to the main rebel city of Benghazi.
The ship, the Red Star One, chartered by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), was hit by shell fire as it docked at Misrata to embark wounded people and foreign workers. Five people were killed.
Amid scenes of panic, families were separated and the ship had to re-dock twice before finally setting sail with 1,300 passengers - mostly wounded people and foreign workers stranded as the city was besieged by Col Gaddafi's forces.
They have now arrived, tired and bedraggled, in Benghazi, says the BBC's John Sudworth.
BBC
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