NEW YORK, March 17 -- The United Nations posted the following news release:

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'Foresight Saves Lives', Secretary-General Says, Calls for Investing in Global Observing System, in World Meteorological Day Message

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Following is UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' message for World Meteorological Day, observed on 23 March:

On this World Meteorological Day, we are reminded that foresight saves lives.