PERCEPTIONS OF THE YEMENI PUBLIC ON LIVING CONDITIONS AND SECURITY -RELATED ...

176 Pages·2017·14.12 MB·English

by  Tawfik Hashime

PERCEPTIONS OF THE YEMENI PUBLIC ON
LIVING CONDITIONS AND SECURITY-RELATED ISSUES

Main findings
May 2017

Funded by the
European Union
This survey has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union.

The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of the Yemen Polling Center
and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the
European Union.

© 2017 Yemen Polling Center. All rights reserved.
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YPC Main Principles & Assumptions on SSR
• Local perceptions on the presence or absence of security determine whether
security in fact exists. Any measures in SSR in Yemen must thus take the security
concerns of the local population into account.
• States in which the central government is unwilling or unable to provide security
to all people require innovative approaches to security sector governance that
move beyond a state-centered perspective.
• Disarmament and a reduction of the number of SALW (and their free circulation)
in such states can only be achieved once security structures have been established
that guarantee accountability, transparency, and rule of law.
• Community security in fragile states may be better attained when communities
are involved in the design, management, and—under certain conditions—
execution of security provision according to their self-identified needs.
• Such approaches to community security must be embedded in a nation-wide
strategy to assure accountability and oversight of security providers.
Sample, Aims, Implementation
• implemented as part of YPC‘s IcSP-funded project ‘Re-building Peace and
Security in Yemen’ (duration: 03/2016 – 02/2019)
• 4,000 respondents (50% women) in all governorates except Sa‘da and
Socotra
• aims:
• to understand the impact of the war on the living conditions of Yemenis
• to understand the nature of (in)security on the local level
• to understand the nature of security provision on the local level
• to understand the necessities and opportunities for peace-making and
stabilization on the local level
• to understand the role of „the“ security sector on the local level
• to understand the attitudes of the public towards gender-related security issues
• implementation: from February 23 to March 30 by 90 interviewers (male
and female) and supervisors
• methodology: simple random sample; face-to-face interviews (for more
information on YPC survey methodologies, please visit
http://www.yemenpolling.org/consultancy/services1)
Distribution of sample by governorate
5
How old are you?
6
What is the highest education level that you completed?
7
Further Information
• Read charts from right to left!
• Acronyms:
• DK = Don‘t know
• RF = Refused to Answer
• Terms:
• Aqel = neighbourhood representative
Structure
• Living Conditions
• Personal Safety & War Experience
• Experience with Displacement
• Evaluating the Security Situation
• Security Actors
• Experience with Crime
• Experience with the “Police”
• Gender & Police
• Visions for SSR
• General Assessments, Visions & Beliefs Regarding the Current Situation
Living Conditions