Ex-UN director who protested Gaza famine challenges his dismissal

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Benjamin Davis, a former senior Food and Agriculture Organization official, has appealed his dismissal, which he says was motivated by his public stance on hunger in Gaza. The dispute has highlighted internal tensions at the Rome-based UN agency.

By Emma Farge and Crispian Balmer GENEVA/ROME, Oct 2 (Reuters) - A former senior UN food agency official has said he has launched an appeal against his dismissal, alleging it was motivated by his stance on hunger in Gaza, in a case that has exposed tensions within the Rome-based organisation. Benjamin Davis, 62, a Spanish American director at the Food and Agriculture Organization, was informed hisemployment would end on September 30 at the request of Director-GeneralQu Dongyu, according to documents seen by Reuters.