UN food agency official fired after highlighting Gaza hunger
First reported 6 Oct, 11:31 UTCUpdated 1d ago3 sources
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Former United Nations food agency official Benjamin Davis said he was fired after his work, including briefs and seminars, highlighted the hunger crisis in Gaza, The Guardian reported Tuesday. The outlet wrote that the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) director’s seminar led the Israeli mission to file a…
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Benjamin Davis appealing against dismissal from FAO, after being accused by director general of playing ‘political games’ A former senior UN food agency official has alleged he was fired last week for his work highlighting hunger in Gaza, and has launched an appeal against his dismissal. Benjamin Davis said the…
Former United Nations food agency official Benjamin Davis said he was fired after his work, including briefs and seminars, highlighted the hunger crisis in Gaza, The Guardian reported Tuesday. The outlet wrote that the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) director’s seminar led the Israeli mission to file a…
LONDON: A former top UN food agency official has said he was fired last week after highlighting Gaza’s hunger crisis, as he launched an appeal against the dismissal, The Guardian reported. The leadership of the Food and Agriculture Organization had refused to renew Benjamin Davis’ contract as chief of its rural…
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- Former UN food agency official claims he was fired for highlighting hunger in Gaza (opens The Guardian in a new tab)
Benjamin Davis appealing against dismissal from FAO, after being accused by director general of playing ‘political games’ A former senior UN food agency official has alleged he was fired last week for his work highlighting hunger in Gaza, and has launched an appeal against his dismissal. Benjamin Davis said the…
- UN food agency official fired after highlighting Gaza hunger (opens The Hill in a new tab)
Former United Nations food agency official Benjamin Davis said he was fired after his work, including briefs and seminars, highlighted the hunger crisis in Gaza, The Guardian reported Tuesday. The outlet wrote that the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) director’s seminar led the Israeli mission to file a…
- Top UN food agency official ‘fired over Gaza hunger warnings’ (opens Arab News in a new tab)
LONDON: A former top UN food agency official has said he was fired last week after highlighting Gaza’s hunger crisis, as he launched an appeal against the dismissal, The Guardian reported. The leadership of the Food and Agriculture Organization had refused to renew Benjamin Davis’ contract as chief of its rural…


