Celtic League: UN NGO Roster Status Approved

August 9, 2010

The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs has confirmed that the Celtic League has been granted NGO (Roster consultative status) at the World Body. As outlined on Celtic News in June an application from the League was considered by the UN Economic

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Sanctions Busting: Refer it to UN Says Manx Chief Minister

August 9, 2010

It has been a bad few weeks for the Isle of Man in relation to the `services’ which it provides as an off-shore jurisdiction. First BBC Newsnight focused on Manx bank accounts linked to an alleged international betting scam involving the fixing of

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UN NGO Status Recommendation A Significant Achivement AGM Told

July 25, 2010

In his opening remarks to the Annual General Meeting of the Celtic League held in Mannin (Isle of Man) this weekend the Celtic League Convenor, Cathal O Luain, described the League’s recommendation for UN NGO (Roster status) as a significant achievement and he

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Women’s Empowerment Global Debate

June 25, 2010

The United Nations NGO branch has contacted the Celtic League with details of a TV debate (the first of a series) to be broadcast on 30th June 2010 under the auspices of its Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). The debate entitled,

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Mannin: Helping Iran Beat Sanctions Via Deception?

June 17, 2010

Just weeks after allegations linking the Isle of Man to a multi-million pound bribery scandal involving a pharmaceutical company and Greek doctors a much more sinister allegation concerning so-called “shell companies” in the offshore tax haven has been made. The influential New York

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UN Move Welcomed As A Fantastic Result

June 17, 2010

Branches of the Celtic League are reacting positively to news that the League has fulfilled a long-standing ambition to seek formal recognition of NGO status from the United Nations. Earlier this week the League Secretary General announced the decision to recommend the League

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United Nations: League Pleased At NGO Status Recommendation

June 16, 2010

The United Nations (UN) has recommended that the Celtic League be given special status within their organisation, with the aim of working more closely together on particular topics in the future. The Celtic League’s `Roster Status’ within the UN will be with the

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UNESCO: Manx Government Hypocricy

May 26, 2010

The Manx National Heritage initiative to seek United Nations World Heritage List status for key sites on the Isle of Man, such as the ancient Tynwald Hill site and the historically significant Laxey valley is to be applauded. However, the decision of the

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Complaint To United Nations Decolonisation Committee

May 26, 2010

The Celtic League has forwarded a complaint to the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization about colonialist attitudes in the Isle of Man. The move comes in the wake of repressive action by the police force on the Island following an outbreak of

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UN Special Rapporteur Urged To Probe Basque Death Squads

May 20, 2010

The Celtic League has asked the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial killings what steps he is taking to investigate the mysterious death of Basque activist Jon Anza Ortunez. The body of the long time member of the armed Basque group ETA has turned

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