A/HRC/10/46 page 4 6. On 1 May 2008, members of the Committee participated in an informal consultation on the impact of international trade agreements on the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights with World Trade Organization (WTO) ambassadors, NGO representatives, as well as with OHCHR and WTO staff members, to further discuss potential areas of interaction between trade and human rights. On 10 November 2008, members of the Committee participated in an informal consultation on trade and human rights to discuss the possibility of drafting a set of questions which might serve as a reference in the Committee’s dialogue with States parties, with a view to assessing the extent to which trade and trade-related policies affect the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights. 7. On 16 May 2008, at its fortieth session, the Committee adopted a statement on the world food crisis (E/C.12/2008/1), in which it urged States parties to address the structural causes of the crisis, notably by promoting sustainable agriculture, investing in small-scale agriculture, revising the WTO trade regime to ensure that trade rules promote rather than undermine the right to adequate food, as well as by undertaking ex ante impact assessments of financial, trade and development policies. 8. The joint expert group on the monitoring of the right to education, which comprises two members of the Committee and two members of the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), held its eighth and ninth meetings on 6 May and 25 November 2008, respectively. The joint expert group discussed, inter alia, the inclusive dimensions of the right to education and made recommendations to ensure universal access to education without discrimination or exclusion. It presented its recommendations to the 48th International Conference on Education, held on 26 November 2008 in Geneva, emphasizing the legal obligation and political responsibility of States to give effect to the inclusive dimensions of the right to education. B. Committee on the Rights of the Child 9. In 2008, the Committee on the Rights of the Child continued to address the issue of enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights of all children in the course of its work. 10. The annual day of general discussion of the Committee, held on 19 September 2008 during its forty-ninth session, was devoted to articles 28 and 29 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child dealing with the right to education, focusing upon the education of children in emergency situations. The Committee benefited from a large number of participants from States parties, international organizations and NGOs, as well as individuals. The discussion identified, among key issues, the fact that quality education was a human right that children do not forfeit when struck by emergency situations; that education must form an integral part of every humanitarian response and must be provided from the outset of relief measures; and that minimum standards must be respected. The discussion also highlighted the need to take preventive action in order to ensure the right to education in emergency situations whenever possible. C. Committee on Migrant Workers 11. The Committee on Migrant Workers continued to address the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights of all migrant workers and members of their families in 2008. At its eighth and ninth sessions in 2008, the Committee considered reports submitted by Bolivia, the