Louisiana Becomes First US State to Cut Ties With Key World Bodies, Including WHO and UN

The new law invalidates any health policies from the three global organizations including COVID-related treaties with the United States.

World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus looks on during a press conference on the World Health Organization's 75th anniversary in Geneva, Switzerland, on April 6, 2023. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images

Louisiana has become the first state in the nation to sever ties with the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations (U.N.) and the World Economic Forum (WEF).

On May 29, Louisiana’s Gov. Jeff Landry signed a law that blocks the three organizations from having any “jurisdiction or power in the state.”