The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) states that all people have inalienable rights and fundamental freedoms that include the right to receive and impart information and ideas through any media, regardless of frontiers (Article 19) and the right to education (Article 26).2 UNESCO has a constitutional commitment to ‘the free exchange of ideas and knowledge’ and supports sharing of knowledge using technologies. Digital skills
and competencies are increasingly important to enable citizens to participate actively in digital transformation that supports sustainable development, to benefit from lifelong learning and employability opportunities, and to respond to global challenges. It is also
important for the global community to anticipate future crises that may impact teaching and learning. This is necessary to lay the foundation for the systematic and sustainable integration of good practices for knowledge sharing and learning support in the postCOVID-19 era. It is thus essential that the global community acts to enable universal
access to information and knowledge.