The major humanitarian crises of recent years are well known the Shoah the killing fields of Cambodia the Rwandan genocide the massacre in Bosnia and the tsunami in Southeast Asia as well as the bloody conflicts in South Sudan Syria and Afghanistan. Millions have been killed and many millions more have been driven from their homes the number of refugees and internally displaced persons has reached record levels. Could these crises have been prevented Why do they continue to happen This book seeks to understand how humanity itself is in crisis and what we can do about it.Hollenbach draws on the values that have shaped major humanitarian initiatives over the past century and a half such as the commitments of the International Committee of the Red Cross Oxfam Doctors Without Borders as well as the values of diverse religious traditions including Catholicism to examine the scope of our responsibilities and practical solutions to these global crises.