On a visit to Haiti, the secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), António Guterres, said on Tuesday (16) that the world does not have the right to look away from the humanitarian crisis in the Caribbean country. Guterres classified the crisis as “the most serious ongoing in the Western Hemisphere and the one that is worsening most quickly”. Related news: Neymar returns to training with the team 2 days before the game against Haiti. Referee of Brazil x Haiti whistled the classic between Vini and Raphinha. Brazil's rival in the World Cup, Haiti celebrates hope in the midst of crisis. The secretary general was in a camp for internally displaced people in the country and met with the international force to align logistical support in the fight against gangs. Finally, Guterres held a meeting with the Prime Minister, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé. According to the UN, Guterres requested speed in the political transition, reaffirming the leadership of Haitians to define the country's destiny and the world's support. >> Follow the Agência Brasil channel on WhatsApp Gun violence Haiti suffers from political instability and conflicts between armed groups, which control areas of the capital, Port-au-Prince. The country is governed by Fils-Aimé, supported by the United States, but has not held elections since 2016. Since the beginning of the year, violence has left more than 2,300 dead and 1,100 injured in the country. According to a text released by the UN, Guterres highlighted that the biggest victims of the lack of security are women and children. "With childhoods stolen, the number of minors recruited by gangs has tripled in just one year. Currently, these Haitians are deprived of protection, education and a future. Another issue is that of gender-based violence, which every day sees the aggression of an average of more than 20 women and girls in the country", says the United Nations text. The UN chief criticized that there is a direct link between the absence of the international community and the lack of security for the Haitian people. For him, global indifference is "the greatest misfortune" that has befallen Haiti. International indifference The data also shows that 6 million people face food insecurity in the country and that there are 1.5 million people displaced by violence. Haiti has approximately 12 million inhabitants. The United Nations leader told journalists during the visit that "the advance of criminal gangs is trying to steal the country's future, but that international solidarity and local cooperation are beginning to draw a light at the end of the tunnel." Over the past year, teams from international agencies and humanitarian partners have provided essential aid to almost 3 million people in the country. The effort, however, is limited by the lack of commitment from the international community. According to the UN, funds for the Humanitarian Response Plan obtained only 25% of the resources needed to reach the target of US$880 million this year. Guterres stressed that "Haiti is not asking for charity, but for the world to keep its word at a time when it cannot wait." Even so, the UN Secretary General stated that “a turnaround has already begun” in the country, and highlighted that neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince are being recovered by the State, which shows signs of a gradual recovery. “Behind the numbers, there are a people of admirable courage who refuse to bow down to violence.” Battle vetoed by FIFA Just days after Haiti's football team was forced to change its uniform at the football World Cup because of references to the fight for independence on its shirt, the UN secretary-general cited the battle censored by the football federation. In an optimistic tone, Guterres stated that, in 1803, in the Battle of Vertières, against French colonizers, “the Haitian people achieved the impossible by breaking their chains and freeing themselves”. According to him, “that same spirit lives on today.” In addition to being anti-colonial, Haitian Independence also has historical importance because it was a movement led by enslaved black people. To exalt this memory, Haiti had on its uniform an illustration of revolutionaries holding the country's flag, which FIFA considered to violate the competition regulations. Haiti is Brazil's next opponent in the World Cup. The two countries face each other on Friday (19), at 9:30 pm. *With information from UN News.