Navanti’s data collection and analysis are based on networks of on-the-ground researchers from all walks of life: journalists, academics, and humanitarian workers, to name a few. Our analysts also keep abreast of open source reports to inform their work. Below, these analysts have summarized and contextualized the most important pieces they have read and listened to over the past month.
Navanti has been continually engaged in data collection on the ground throughout Yemen since 2015, offering firsthand knowledge and in-depth analysis of multidimensional impacts of conflict on human security. Navanti Food Security Analyst Amber Liskey interviewed women heading households in Ta’izz, one of the epicenters of conflict, to learn more about their experiences of preparing meals for their families amid ongoing food insecurity.
In a single year, Libya has progressed from open conflict on the brink of international escalation to its first unified government in seven years. Born of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), overseen by the United Nations (UN) but driven by Libyans, the Government of National Unity (GNU) now takes the reins of a severely fragmented Libya. The government’s central goal is to prepare the ground for national elections in December 2021. Significant achievements have already been made, and the mood is generally optimistic. But what questions will most likely influence the GNU’s success in achieving this goal?