UNHCR has resumed the relocation of Liberian refugees in Guinea from a transit centre near Gueckedou, near the border with Liberia, to locations farther inland. The insecurity in Liberia, plagued by fighting between rebels and government forces since 1999, has prompted nearly 40,000 Liberians to flee to Guinea, 50,000 to Sierra Leone and 17,000 to Cote d'Ivoire.