Australia defends alternative accommodation for asylum seekers against U.N. criticismSYDNEY/GENEVA (Reuters) - Australia s foreign minister said on Wednesday that asylum seekers occupying an abandoned Australian-run detention camp in Papua New Guinea (PNG) can relocate to alternative accommodation, challenging United Nations claims that the substitute site is unfinished and inadequate. Some 380 men have barricaded themselves into Manus Island center for more than 20 days without regular food or water supplies, defying attempts by Australia and PNG to close the facility. The asylum seekers say they fear for their safety if moved to the transit center, and risk being resettled in PNG or another developing nation permanently.  There is accommodation that is perfectly acceptable,  Australia s Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, said in an interview with Australian Broadcasting Corp radio on Wednesday.  The stand-off on Manus Island can be ended if the men ... move from the regional processing center to the alternative accommodation that is being offered.  Mostly from Afghanistan, Iran, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Syria, the men are held under Australia s strict  sovereign borders  immigration policy, under which it refuses to allow asylum seekers arriving by boat to reach its shores. The stand-off has attracted the attention of the United Nations, which is a long-time critic of the conditions experienced by asylum seekers held in Australia s offshore camps. Nai Jit Lam, a regional representative for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, told a U.N. briefing in Geneva on Tuesday that asylum seekers  are still not adequately provided for outside the center .  It s still under construction ... we saw for ourselves that they are trying to complete the site as quickly as possible but the fact remains that major work is still in progress,  Lam said in a satellite phone call from Manus Island. Australia says allowing asylum seekers arriving by boat to reach its shores would only encourage people smugglers in Asia and see more people risk their lives trying to make the perilous sea voyage. It rejected an offer from New Zealand to resettle 150 of the men to focus on sending up to 1,250 asylum seekers to the United States. Conditions at the abandoned facility are getting worse each day, according to Lam, with rubbish and human waste building up and medical supplies already exhausted. Papua New Guinea s Post-Courier newspaper reported on Tuesday that immigration officials would begin evicting the men on Wednesday, the fourth such deadline imposed on the refugees to leave since the camp s closure on Oct. 31. Papua New Guinea s Immigration department did not respond to a request for comment. worldnews
australia defends alternative accommodation asylum seekers reuters australia foreign minister said wednesday asylum seekers occupying abandoned detention camp papua new guinea png relocate alternative accommodation challenging united nations claims substitute site unfinished inadequate some men barricades minus island center days without regular food water supplies defying attempts australia png close facility the asylum seekers say fear safety moved transit center risk resettled png another developing nation permanently there accommodation perfectly acceptable australia foreign minister julie bishop said interview australian broadcasting corp radio wednesday the minus island ended men move regional processing center alternative accommodation offered mostly afghanistan iran myanmar pakistan sri lanka syria men held australia strict sovereign borders immigration policy refuses allow asylum seekers arriving boat reach shores the attracted attention united nations critic conditions experienced asylum seekers held australia offshore camps nai it lam regional representative high commissioner refugees told briefing geneva tuesday asylum seekers still adequately provided outside center it still construction saw trying complete site quickly possible fact remains major work still progress lam said satellite phone call minus island australia says allowing asylum seekers arriving boat reach shores would encourage people smugglers asia see people risk lives trying make perilous sea voyage it rejected offer new zealand resettled men focus sending asylum seekers united states conditions abandoned facility getting worse day according lam rubbish human waste building medical supplies already exhausted papua new guinea newspaper reported tuesday immigration officials would begin editing men wednesday fourth deadline imposed refugees leave since camp closure papua new guinea immigration department respond request comment worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Australia defends alternative accommodation for asylum seekers against U.N. criticismSYDNEY/GENEVA (Reuters) - Australia s foreign minister said on Wednesday that asylum seekers occupying an abandoned Australian-run detention camp in Papua New Guinea (PNG) can relocate to alternative accommodation, challenging United Nations claims that the substitute site is unfinished and inadequate. Some 380 men have barricaded themselves into Manus Island center for more than 20 days without regular food or water supplies, defying attempts by Australia and PNG to close the facility. The asylum seekers say they fear for their safety if moved to the transit center, and risk being resettled in PNG or another developing nation permanently.  There is accommodation that is perfectly acceptable,  Australia s Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, said in an interview with Australian Broadcasting Corp radio on Wednesday.  The stand-off on Manus Island can be ended if the men ... move from the regional processing center to the alternative accommodation that is being offered.  Mostly from Afghanistan, Iran, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Syria, the men are held under Australia s strict  sovereign borders  immigration policy, under which it refuses to allow asylum seekers arriving by boat to reach its shores. The stand-off has attracted the attention of the United Nations, which is a long-time critic of the conditions experienced by asylum seekers held in Australia s offshore camps. Nai Jit Lam, a regional representative for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, told a U.N. briefing in Geneva on Tuesday that asylum seekers  are still not adequately provided for outside the center .  It s still under construction ... we saw for ourselves that they are trying to complete the site as quickly as possible but the fact remains that major work is still in progress,  Lam said in a satellite phone call from Manus Island. Australia says allowing asylum seekers arriving by boat to reach its shores would only encourage people smugglers in Asia and see more people risk their lives trying to make the perilous sea voyage. It rejected an offer from New Zealand to resettle 150 of the men to focus on sending up to 1,250 asylum seekers to the United States. Conditions at the abandoned facility are getting worse each day, according to Lam, with rubbish and human waste building up and medical supplies already exhausted. Papua New Guinea s Post-Courier newspaper reported on Tuesday that immigration officials would begin evicting the men on Wednesday, the fourth such deadline imposed on the refugees to leave since the camp s closure on Oct. 31. Papua New Guinea s Immigration department did not respond to a request for comment. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: australia defends alternative accommodation asylum seekers reuters australia foreign minister said wednesday asylum seekers occupying abandoned detention camp papua new guinea png relocate alternative accommodation challenging united nations claims substitute site unfinished inadequate some men barricades minus island center days without regular food water supplies defying attempts australia png close facility the asylum seekers say fear safety moved transit center risk resettled png another developing nation permanently there accommodation perfectly acceptable australia foreign minister julie bishop said interview australian broadcasting corp radio wednesday the minus island ended men move regional processing center alternative accommodation offered mostly afghanistan iran myanmar pakistan sri lanka syria men held australia strict sovereign borders immigration policy refuses allow asylum seekers arriving boat reach shores the attracted attention united nations critic conditions experienced asylum seekers held australia offshore camps nai it lam regional representative high commissioner refugees told briefing geneva tuesday asylum seekers still adequately provided outside center it still construction saw trying complete site quickly possible fact remains major work still progress lam said satellite phone call minus island australia says allowing asylum seekers arriving boat reach shores would encourage people smugglers asia see people risk lives trying make perilous sea voyage it rejected offer new zealand resettled men focus sending asylum seekers united states conditions abandoned facility getting worse day according lam rubbish human waste building medical supplies already exhausted papua new guinea newspaper reported tuesday immigration officials would begin editing men wednesday fourth deadline imposed refugees leave since camp closure papua new guinea immigration department respond request comment worldnews