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- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) dismissed director Benjamin Davis after Director-General Qu Dongyu ordered his termination.
- Davis appealed, claiming the firing retaliated against his Gaza silence observances and a May 2025 report.
- FAO said Davis breached international civil service impartiality standards, which he called a terrible injustice.
- Qu Dongyu defended the dismissal at an FAO conference, accusing Davis of playing the political game.
