Lesbos Resources Stretched as Thousands of Refugees Wait on Registration

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Gutierrez called for “a European solution” to the refugee and migrants crisis in a video published by his office on October 11. Gutierrez was speaking at the Moria registration center on the Greek island of Lesbos, where he met refugees and migrants. This footage also features some of those waiting in the center recounting their stories.

Gutierrez said that, “it is necessary that the whole of the European Union assumes its responsibilities and it is necessary that this gigantic effort that Lesbos is making – this dramatic impact in the economy, in society – is matched by an effective European response.”
A narrator in the video says the UNHCR and the Greek government want to speed up the registration process that may allow the people to continue their journey further into Europe but that facilities are stretched. Credit: YouTube/United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees