OPINION (Aggrey Cyrus Kanyikwa) South Sudan is on test to fit in the new global order

  South Sudan is on test to fit in the new global order. The global trend of treating vulnerability as a humanitarian needs has shifted into humanitarian ability (Needs vs Ability).   This shift shall have a catastrophic effect on the current domain of humanitarian operations in South Sudan. There is likelihood that humanitarian donors are poised to address humanitarian challenges based on the ability of those affected countries in a shift away from the foundation of humanitarian needs.   What does it mean to countries that are faced with human made vulnerability and those that are naturally occurring beyond human control? Humanitarian operations – whether human made or naturally occurring – are now economically valuable. With Trump’s global drive, humanitarian funding shall be valued in accordance with the availability of economic valuables that affected countries possess and are willing to contribute to its own humanitarian challenges. This is a turn of the other face of the coin, from voluntary, charitable and none repayable funding from tax payers to interest based and partnership funding with cost on the affected countries and payable return to the people contributing nations.   The “Make America Great Again” slogan of the USA President Trump is exactly seeking to twist humanitarian assistant not a relief contribution but as payable partnership contribution. The results of this new Trump Policy is put on practice with the recent suspension of USA humanitarian aid to South Sudan after the trigger of the Ayod County incident.   While South Sudan is being confronted with immense humanitarian needs which is likely to develop into a catastrophic disaster, donors are not going to be bothered if South Sudan does not take responsibility for its own man made and naturally occurring disasters. It may be difficult to avoid natural disasters, but it is within the reach of South Sudan to avoid conflicts, misuse of public funds and unproductivity.   For many times conflicts have been created by human actions and our leaders rush to request for relief aid. Now, it is no longer business as usual but business to take full responsibility of our actions and meet the humanitarian catastrophe that South Sudanese creates including those that happen by nature. Disclaimer: