U.N. adviser says millions will die if promises to Africa go unfulfilled

Tuesday, January 10, 2006

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Promises of aid to Africa must be kept in 2006 or millions of people will die needlessly, the top U.N. adviser on poverty said Monday while insisting that every penny must be accounted for to ensure it is used properly.

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