UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited internally displaced person in Baidoa, in Somalia's southwest this Tuesday.
The UN chief arrived in Somalia on Tuesday on what he described as a "solidarity visit".
Speaking through a translator, Guterres sat down with some of the displaced people to hear what they need.
Guterres said, I am encouraged by the fact that we have now the capacity that the Somalis have developed to start increasing their possibility to liberate areas in relation to Shabaab, they have done it already other parts of the territory. I hope they will be able to do it also here.
"Over a million people have been displaced in Somalia by a drought which has led to near famine conditions and an Islamist inurgency waged by Al shabaab," He said
He also said what has been dramatic is five consecutive years of drought. The people I met have lost their livestock, they’ve lost their property, they have lost everything, so this combination of terrorism and drought largely caused by the climate change creates a perfect storm for the people of Somalia and requires massive support from the international community.
The UN has launched a two point six billion dollars and called for humanitarian assistance, but Guterres said the appeal was only 15 percent funded.