[applause] >> would like to invite her majesty, queen elizabeth ii, to address the general assembly. >> mr. president, secretary general, members of the general assembly -- i believe i was last here in 1957. since then, i have traveled widely and met many leaders, ambassadors, and statesman from around the world. i address you today as queen of the 60 united nations member states and as head of the commonwealth of all 54 countries. i have also witnessed great change, much of it for the better particularly in science and technology and in social attitudes. remarkably, many of these sweeping advances have come about not because of the government's, committee resolutions, or central directives although all of these have played a part, but instead because millions of people are around the world have wanted them. for the united nations, these subtle yet significant changes in people's approach to leadership and power might have foreshadowed failure and to my spirit instead, the united nations has grown and prospered by adapting to those shifts. also, many important things have not changed

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also today, queen elizabeth ii is visiting new york city. she is scheduled to give an address at the united nations in at just under an hour. we will have it live on c-span at 3:00 p.m. eastern. later, the queen plans to tour ground zero in new york. >> more british programming tomorrow at 7:00 a.m.. prime minister david cameron takes questions from his party and the opposition. that gets underway tomorrow at 7:00 eastern on c-span2. >> c-span -- we can -- you can connect with us on twitter, facebook, and youtube and find our schedule alert e-mail's at c-span.org. >> a look now at a group of protesters offering opinions on the gulf oil spill. >> well, we just signed a wire for a protest. and it is a water balloon flight. i am very angry at bp. i would ike to express that in some way. there is not much way to do it right now through the political process. >> do you think bp and the federal government are doing enough to clean up the oil spill? >> i do not think bp is, no. they are trying to hide it. they are trying to limit their liability. i

[applause] >> i would like to invite her majesty queen elizabeth ii to address the assembly. >> mr. president, secretary general, members of the general assembly, i believe that was last here in 1957. since then, i have traveled widely and met many leaders, ambassadors, and statesman from around the world. i address you today as queen of 16 united nations member states and as head of the commonwealth of 54 countries. i have also witnessed a great change, much of it for the beeter, particularly in science and technology and in social attitudes. remarkably, many of these advances have come about not because of gatt -- because of governments, committee resolutions, or directives, although they have all played part. but instead because millions of people around the world have wanted them.%+ for the united nations, these subtle yet significant changes in people's approach to leadership and power might have foreshadowed failure and the demise. instead, the united nations is growing and has prospered by responding and adapting to those shifts. also, many important things have not changed.

queen is elisabeth -- queen elizabeth ii speakes said the united nations tomorrow afternoon. you can see live coverage on c- span starting at 3:00 p... eastern. c-span is now available in over 100 million homes, bringing you a direct link to public affairs, politics, history, and nonfiction books as a public service created bb america's cable companies. >> c-span -- our public affairs content is available on television, radio, and online. you can also connect with us on twitter, facebook, and youtube. sign up for schedule alert e- mails at c-span.org. >> and now a panel of former governors on how they became interested in politics and how to interest others on the political process. you'll hear from republican bob taft of ohio and madeleine kunin of vermont. >> good evening. we're honored have the four governors here. it is an honor both for the university of illinois and for all of us here in the room. we're looking for to your remarks tonight. each of the speakers will speak for five or 10 minutes. after which, we will give them a chance to ask each other questions and inte

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laughter] [applause] [applause] [applause] >> i wish to express our appreciation to her majesty queen elizabeth ii for her inspired statement. i request the representatives be kind enough to remain in their seats " are her majesty heads out of the general assembly. then the meeting will stand adjourned. >> while in new york, the queen and her husband, prince philip, visited the former site of the world trade center known as ground zero. she paid respects to the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. watch world leaders from the white house to around the globe. you can do this in our spirit video library and on line. it is washington -- your way. next, but remarks for michael steele as well as the republican candidate sharon angl,. then a discussion of the future of education in saddam followed by a speech from the prime minister of spain. the nevada republican party held its annual convention on friday, posting rnc chairman michael steele. here is a look, starting with german steel. this is the key minutes. -- this is 50 minutes. are you ready to win? you have your work cut out for you. we have so

queen elizabeth ii addressed the united nations today for only the second time during her long reign. she last made an appearance at the u.n. in 1957, just four years after she was crowned. today she appealed for world unity and peace. >> for over six decades, the unite nations has helped to shape the international response to global dangers. the challenge now is to continue to show this clear leadership while not losing sight of your ongoing work to secure the security, prosperity, and dignity of our fellow human beings. >> sreenivasan: later the queen paid tribute to victims of the 9/11 with a stop at ground zero in lower manhattan. a government minister led hundreds of protesters in a siege of the u.n. compound in sri lanka today. they demanded that u.n. officials stop an investigation of alleged abuses during sri lanka's civil war. protesters burned effigies of u.n. secretary general ban-ki moon who established the investigative panel. up to 200 u.n. staffers were trapped in the compound for much of the day. in lebanon thousands of people marched in south beirut for the funeral of

. >> excellencies, distinguished delegates, distinguished guests, her majesty, queen elizabeth ii and his royal highness prince philip, duke of edinburgh. please rise. [applause] >> the meeting of the general assembly is called to order. this afternoon, we will hear an address by her majesty, queen elizabeth ii, on the occasion of her visit to the united nations. now, allow me, your majesty, to have a short statement. [speaking foreign language] [speaking arabic] >> your majesty, when you addressed the united nations 53 yearr ago, the world was rebuilding following a devastating world war. cold war tensions and nuclear annihilation threatened the existence of all of humanity. the quality and nondiscrimination were an unrealized dream. women were expected to stay at home. since that occasion, you have presided over a remarkable global transformation, which saw -pthe birth of a multitude of independent nation states based on the principles of equal rights and the self- determination of all peoples, principles that are enshrined in united nations charter. your majesty, today we have a wo

also today, queen elizabeth ii is visiting new york. she is scheduled to give an address at the united nations. that is happening live on c-span at 3:00 p.m.. later, she plans to tour ground zero. >> we will have more british programming coming up tomorrow on the c-span networks with " prime minister's questions." david cameron takes questions from his party and the opposition with live coverage starting at 7:00 eastern on c- span2. >> c-span, our public affairs content is available on television, radio and on line. you can conneet with us on twitter, facebook and youtubb. you can sign up for e-mail that c-span.org -- e-mail at c- span.org. >> will spill efforts continue on the gulf of mexico. here is a look at grand isle, state park. >>