50th Session of the Human Rights Council
President,
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the European Union, its Member States, and a group of other countries, representing over ninety countries in total.
We thank the Special Rapporteur for her timely report.
Education is a human right. The digital transformation provides unique opportunities to accelerate the achievement of SDG4 on ensuring access to inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all.
We stand for a digital transformation governed by human rights and we reiterate our commitment to promote economic, social and cultural rights, in respect of the principles of universality, indivisibility, interdependence and interrelatedness of all human rights.
While underlining the opportunities, we are aware of the risks of digital technologies, including potential violations of individuals' right to privacy and child abuse.
Online learning allowed millions of children and youth to keep accessing education during lockdowns.
We are committed to closing the various digital gaps, foster access to digital, information and media education and to empower everyone to participate confidently and safely in today's digital society and economy. Global connectivity to an open, free, interoperable, reliable, and secure Internet is a prerequisite in this regard.
Special Rapporteur, how can we best address the digital gender divide and promote digital learning for all?
I thank you.
List of co-sponsors (as of 23 June morning at 11:00):
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Andorra
- Angola
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bolivia
- BosniHerzegovina
- CabVerde
- Cameroun
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Comoros
- CostRica
- Djibouti
- Ecuador
- Eswatini
- Fiji
- Georgia
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Iceland
- Iraq
- Israel
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liechtenstein
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- MarshalIslands
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Namibia
- NeZealand
- Nigeria
- NortMacedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Palestine
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Qatar
- RepublioKorea
- RepublioSerbia
- RepublioVanuatu
- Samoa
- SaudArabia
- SierrLeone
- Switzerland
- Tanzania
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- UAE
- UK
- Uruguay
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- CzecRepublic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden