US suspends food aid to North Korea

The United States has suspended food aid to North Korea because Pyongyang has broken its promise to refrain from missile launches and cannot be trusted to deliver the aid to those who need it, a Pentagon official said yesterday.
The United States had previously warned that any launch would jeopardize food assistance.
A planned rocket launch next month by North Korea "reflects their lack of desire to follow through on their international commitments and so we've been forced to suspend our activities to provide nutritional assistance to North Korea," said a statement.