RNZ reports speaking at a refugee and migrant summit in New York before the 71st General Assembly, Mr Adeang described Nauru's offshore regional processing system with Australia as an innovative model, which had avoided thousands of deaths at sea.
He said Nauru was proud of the system, which had been effective - apart from a crucial missing element.
"Nauru invites other countries to assist in finding durable resettlement solutions for our refugees. This is the critical missing component.
