sydney u.n. refugee agency tuesday urge australia accept new zealand offer resettle 150 refugees abandon australian-run detention center papua new guinea 450 men remain barricade inside without food water asylum seekers hole inside center past two weeks defy attempt australia papua new guinea close facility say fear safety move transit center many detainees complain illness buy unsanitary condition camp u.n. high commissioner refugees unhcr urge australia allow 150 resettle new zealand urge australia reconsider take offer nai jit lam deputy regional representative unhcr tell reuters asylum seekers afghanistan iran myanmar pakistan sri lanka syria australia sovereign border immigration policy refuse allow asylum seekers arrive boat reach shore heavily criticize unite nations human right group bipartisan political support australia australia say allow asylum seekers arrive boat reach shore would encourage people smugglers asia see people risk live try sail australia two motion introduce australia parliament labor green party pass upper house tuesday call prime minister malcolm turnbull approve new zealand proposal foul bloody stain australia national conscience green senator nick mckim tell reporters turnbull month reject refugee resettlement offer new zealand counterpart jacinda ardern prefer instead work exist refugee swap deal negotiate former u.s. president barack obama last year u.s. deal 1,250 asylum seekers detain australia papua new guinea nauru south pacific could resettle unite state return australia accept refugees central america far unite state accept 54. despite turnbull reject offer ardern week say remain table would seek second meet turnbull discuss unacceptable situation inside manus island detention center water electricity center disconnect two weeks ago australian security withdraw camp close oct. 31. camp gad declare illegal papua new guinea court papua new guinea threaten forcibly move men remain inside center set three deadlines pass largely without incident australia accept new zealand offer resettle refugees unhcr