NEW YORK (United Nations) — Algeria, in its national capacity, has called for a briefing at the UN Security Council next Tuesday at 10:00 local time (16:00 Algerian time) to discuss the critical challenges facing the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the occupied Palestinian territories.

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Algeria is chairing the Security Council during the month of January.

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