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.
Toolkit Components
Summary Booklet
Advocacy Guidance
Letter templates
| Your role | Purpose | Template to use | Who receives it |
| World Hearing Forum Member, WHO staff, advocacy coordinator | Raise awareness of the initiative Request government support | Outreach email template | Government officials |
| Individual citizens, NGOs, professionals, academics, advocates | Express personal/organizational support | Letter of Support – People | World Hearing Forum – World Hearing Day workstream (whdworkstream@gmail.com) |
| Government official, ambassador, minister | Express formal governmental support to lead/co-lead, sponsor/co-sponsor the proposal | Letter of Support – Government | World Hearing Forum – World Hearing Day workstream (whdworkstream@gmail.com) |
Outreach Email Template: For World Hearing Forum members and advocates reaching out to government officials to raise awareness on the initiative to include World Hearing Day in the United Nations calendar and gauge their support in endorsing or sponsoring the proposal.
Letter of Support Template – People: For individuals, organizations, advocates, academics, and professionals to express support, share personal experiences, and help build worldwide momentum for the initiative.
Letter of Support Template – Government: For government officials, ministers, and ambassadors to formally express their country’s support and indicate willingness to lead, co-lead, sponsor, or co-sponsor the proposal.