Saturday, June 03, 2006
Weeramantry Bags UNESCO Prize for Peace Education
Paris: Judge C.G. Weeramantry, former Vice President, International Court of Justice has been awarded the prestigious UNESCO Prize for Peace Education 2006 carrying a cash component of US $ 40,000.
This is the first time in the history of this award that a Judge has been selected for this prize. Judge Weeramantry is also the first Sri Lankan to receive this prestigious award. He is also the founder of the Weeramantry International Centre for Peace Education and Research (WICPER), Colombo.
Judge Weeramantry was nominated by City Montessori School, Lucknow for supporting the appeal by 30,000 CMS students on behalf of world’s two billion children asking that their future be safeguarded against the threat of nuclear holocaust and eco-catastrophe.
The Prize award ceremony will be held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 21 September 2006, on the occasion of the International Day of Peace.
This is the first time in the history of this award that a Judge has been selected for this prize. Judge Weeramantry is also the first Sri Lankan to receive this prestigious award. He is also the founder of the Weeramantry International Centre for Peace Education and Research (WICPER), Colombo.
Judge Weeramantry was nominated by City Montessori School, Lucknow for supporting the appeal by 30,000 CMS students on behalf of world’s two billion children asking that their future be safeguarded against the threat of nuclear holocaust and eco-catastrophe.
The Prize award ceremony will be held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 21 September 2006, on the occasion of the International Day of Peace.
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