Assembly/AU/Dec.591(XXVI) Page 2 iii) In order to derive maximum benefits from the youth bulge at national level there is need for a coordinated approach and response at the continental level. 6. ADOPTS the theme of “Harnessing the Demographic Dividend through Investments in the Youth” for the 28th and 29th Ordinary Sessions of the Assembly scheduled for January and June/July 2017 respectively; 7. REQUESTS the Commission in collaboration with the United Nations (UN) Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Development Bank (AfDB), the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Coordination and Planning Agency as well as other partners such as the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and other United Nations and Development agencies to: i) Expedite the implementation of a continental initiative on Demographic Dividend for Africa; ii) Develop a roadmap with key deliverables and milestones to be submitted to the next Ordinary Session of the Assembly scheduled for July 2016 through the Executive Council, to guide Member States and the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) on concrete actions to be undertaken in 2017 and beyond. C. ON THE BID TO HOST THE SECRETARIAT OF ECOSOCC 8. WELCOMES and FULLY SUPPORTS the offer by Zambia to host ECOSOCC; 9. URGES Zambia working with the Commission to expedite the processes regarding legal, structural and financial implications; 10. REQUESTS the Commission to undertake the appropriate evaluation mission and submit a detailed report to the next Ordinary Session of the Assembly through the Executive Council scheduled for July 2016; D. 11. ON THE 2015 AFRICAN MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP) FOR EMERGING AFRICA ON UNDERLINES the following: i) The importance of Intellectual Property (IP) in the implementation of Agenda 2063 and the need to have a continental architecture dealing with the matter; and REQUESTS the Commission to ensure that the existing structures dealing with IP on the continent do not overlap; ii) That the legal instrument establishing the Pan-African Intellectual Property Organization (PAIPO) will have to be ratified by Member States as recommended by the STC on Justice and Legal Affairs.