We have entered the third millennium through a gate of fire. If today,
after the horror of 11 September, we see better, and we see further —
we will realize that humanity is indivisible. New threats make no
distinction between races, nations or regions. A new insecurity has
entered every mind, regardless of wealth or status. A deeper awareness
of the bonds that bind us all — in pain as in prosperity — has gripped
young and old.
kofi annan
