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  "id": 11441075,
  "title": "Ex-UN director who protested Gaza famine challenges his dismissal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/ex-un-director-who-protested-gaza-famine-challenges-his-dismissal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T12:46:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/ex-un-director-who-protested-gaza-famine-challenges-his-dismissal"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Ex-UN director who protested Gaza famine challenges his dismissal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/ex-un-director-who-protested-gaza-famine-challenges-his-dismissal-11462445",
        "published": "2026-10-02T14:58:52.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}