Recognizing World Hearing Day as a United Nations International Day
- World Hearing Day is observed every year on 3 March by WHO and hundreds of partners around the world.
- The worldwide celebration seeks to raise awareness of hearing loss and promote ear and hearing care.
- The World Hearing Forum has launched an initiative to elevate World Hearing Day to an official International Day in the United Nations calendar.
- Formal UN recognition would strengthen global visibility and support sustained action on hearing health priority.
UN Member States play a central role in this process. On this page, you can download the toolkit outlining the initiative and learn how governments, organisations, and partners can support efforts to bring World Hearing Day onto the UN calendar. The components can be reviewed and downloaded individually below., or all components downloaded as a zip file.
Add Your Support!
Show your commitment to hearing health and global recognition of World Hearing Day!
We are collecting public signatures to demonstrate broad global support for the initiative to recognise World Hearing Day (3 March) as an official United Nations International Day.
✍️ Use the following link to find and support the initiative on change.org: Change.org link.
Your support helps to amplify this call with governments, policymakers, and partners around the world.
Together, we can make hearing health a stronger priority on the global stage.Your voice matters.