The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, with its two reports released Thursday, has exposed Australia's inhumane treatment of asylum-seekers on Nauru and Manus Island in Papua New Guinea (PNG).

According to the reports, both centers inflict torture and trauma to the psychosocial well-being of the asylum seekers, including the vulnerability of children. Children were being transferred to the center unaccompanied by their parents.

"In both Nauru and PNG the current policies, operational approaches and harsh physical conditions at the centres not only do not meet international standards - they also have a profound impact on the men, women and children housed there," as told by spokesman Adrian Edwards in a press conference in Geneva.

Hence, UNHCR called for the Australian government to stop sending children to the centers.

Edwards also pointed out that there had been neglect in the overall quality of protection and support given to asylum-seekers and refugees in 2013 as compared to 2012. He said this can be blamed to Australia's current policies on asylum seekers which were based on strong deterrence of the asylum-seekers.

UNCHR expressed that conditions at Nauru and PNG will improve if there can be clearer articulation of the policy and operational framework that outlines security protections and rights given to asylum-seekers as per required under the 1951 UN refugee Convention.

"UNHCR is particularly concerned by the impact of policies that will prevent recognized refugees from finding safe, dignified and sustainable solutions in the medium to long term. The prospect for refugees in PNG finding permanent protection there presents formidable challenges, and it is clear that Nauru will offer only very limited opportunities for refugees, even in the shorter term," Edwards explained.

"UNHCR understands Australia's determination to respond robustly to the challenges of people smuggling and to dissuade people from undertaking dangerous irregular travel by sea. However we believe those responses must not neglect the compelling protection needs, safety and dignity of the individuals affected," he noted.

"We are also worried that they do not provide a fair and efficient system for assessing refugee claims, do not provide safe and humane conditions of treatment in detention, and do not provide for adequate and timely solutions for recognized refugees," he claimed.

Meanwhile Australia's Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said Naru and PNG are still a work in progress.

"We are working quickly with our partners in Nauru and PNG to put all the appropriate facilities in place. It is a work in progress and we are making significant progress," Morrison told ABC.