Honors and Awards
Weeramantry is a recipient of the following honours and awards:
- Sri Lankabhimanya, the highest National Honour of Sri Lanka (2007).
- Right Livelihood Award (2007)
- UNESCO Prize for Peace Education (2006)
- Honorary Member of the Order of Australia (AM), 2003
- Deshamanya title from the Government of Sri Lanka.
- Mohamed Sahabdeen Award for International Understanding in the SAARC Region (1993)
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