There may be another, Less Crisis-laden explanation.

Knowledge of the numbers of children affected, as well as of the types of SEN, will assist such authorities in better planning so that there is Less Crisis management.

It is right that we focus our attention on meeting the immediate needs of people in distress, but at the same time we must continue to learn lessons from the Sahel's third humanitarian Crisis in Less than a decade, so that there is much less likelihood of a repeat in the coming years.