The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) says improved political conditions in Sri Lanka is one of the reasons that led to the jump in the number of rejected cases of asylum seekers in Australia, who should be sent home.
Regional representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Richard Towle says large numbers of people now coming through the asylum system in Australia are not refugees and "the challenge is how to find fair and humane, and effective ways of allowing them to leave this country to go home", quoting Towle, Australia's Fairfax newspaper reported.
The deportation of failed asylum seekers has already been announced as central to the Australia government's efforts to stem the flow of boats.
So far, however, only a handful of asylum seekers has been deported. The Australia government is believed to be examining further incentives for people to return home, Fairfax reported.