Assembly/AU/Dec.591(XXVI) Page 3 12. CALLS UPON the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to strengthen its partnership with the African Union and its Member States and the Regional Economic Communities to address the challenges of IP for African development and in particular, to enhance its technical assistance; and in this regard WELCOMES the decision taken by WIPO at its 55th Session, held in October 2015, to open two external offices in Africa, and with context of enhancing the cooperation between the African Union and WIPO, invites the African Group in Geneva to expedite the process of identifying the two Member States of the AU to host the above-mentioned WIPO external offices; 13. REQUESTS the Commission to work out the legal, financial and structural implications of establishing an Expert Working Group to develop a program of action for the implementation of the Dakar Declaration on Intellectual Property for Africa, in collaboration with WIPO; E. ON THE CONVENING OF ANOTHER WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM 14. REQUESTS the Commission in collaboration with the Islamic Republic of The Gambia and partners to work on the practical modalities for convening this Conference; 15. REQUESTS the Commission and the African Group in New York to: i) Reflect on the practical modalities of convening such a world conference and to work collaboratively to pursue the tabling of the proposal: “Convening of Another World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance” at the United Nations General Assembly and the Human Rights Council, and to provide a feedback on the outcome of their efforts at the next Ordinary Session of the Assembly through the Executive Council, in July 2016; ii) Pursue the tabling of a United Nations General Assembly Resolution on Slavery, Colonialism, Occupation, Reparations and Restitution including the convening of an international conference to discuss these specific issues as well as measures and strategies to address their lasting negative impact on the continent.