【单选题】
The RedCross is an international organization which cares for people who are in
need of help.A、man in Paris hospital who needs blood， a woman in Mexico who was
injured in an earthquake， and a family in India that lost their home in a storm may
all be aided by the RedCross.
The RedCross exists in almost every country around the globe. The world RedCross
organizations are sometimes called the RedCrescent， the Red MogenDavid， the Sun，
and the Red Lion.All of these agencies share a common goal of trying to help people
in neeD、
The idea of forming an organization to help the sick and wounded during a war
started with Jean HenriDunant. In 1859， he observed how people were suffering on a
battle field in Italy. He wanted to help all the wounded people regardless of which
side they were fighting for. The most important result of his work was an
international treaty called the GenevaConvention. It protects prisoners of way the
sick and wounded， and other citizens during a war.
TheAmerican RedCross was set up byClaraBarton in 1881. Today the RedCross in
the United States provides a number of services for the public， such as helping
people in need， teaching first aid and providing blooD、