UN achievements "are remarkable"

3rd Ld: UN achievements "are remarkable," British Queen says oil painting
UNITED NATIONS, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Britain's Queen Elizabeth II said here Tuesday that "the achievements of the United Nations are remarkable." oil painting
The 84-year-old British monarch made the statement in addressing the UN General Assembly for the second time in her reign. She made first speech at the General Assembly in 1957, when the UN was all of 12 years old, and when she was a mere four years into her long reign as queen. oil painting

"The achievements of the United Nations are remarkable," she said. "When I was first here, there were just three United Nations operations overseas."
"Now over 120,000 men and women are deployed in 26 missions across the world," she said. "You have helped to reduce conflict, you have offered humanitarian assistance to millions of people affected by natural disasters and other emergencies, and you have been deeply committed to tackling the effects of poverty in many parts of the world."
"But so much remains to be done," she said in her speech, which lasted about seven minutes.
"I know there is no single formula for success," she said.

The queen and her husband, Prince Philip, were greeted by UN Air rift Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and President of the General Assembly Ali Treki and their wives upon her arrival at the UN Headquarters in New York. Air rift
In a statement to welcome the queen, Treki said, "We, in the United Nations, are focused on making the world a better place."
For his part, Ban said in a separate statement to welcome the monarch, "Your majesty, you visited this chamber when the United Nations was still young."

After her speech, the queen met privately with members of the 15- nation UN Security Council and UN diplomats. Afterwards, she will visit the site of the World Trade Center, laying a wreath in tribute to the thousands who died in the Sept. 11 attack, including 67 Britons.
Air rift The queen arrived in New York for a five-hour visit at the end of her nine-day Canada tour.