'If it is bliss at such times to be alive, to be here in St. Paul's tonight is very heaven. With the help of St. Paul's Institute, we have all been brought together, under God, under one roof and under the banner of the white band against poverty. If that isn't a message loud and clear enough to be heard in the highest places, I don't know what is.'  Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations, 6 July 2005.