ement ▁in ▁conflicts . ▁The ▁core ▁tasks ▁of ▁the ▁Committee , ▁which ▁are ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Gene va ▁Con vent ions ▁and ▁its ▁own ▁stat utes , ▁are ▁the ▁following : ▁ ▁to ▁monitor ▁comp liance ▁of ▁war ring ▁parties ▁with ▁the ▁Gene va ▁Con vent ions ▁ ▁to ▁organ ize ▁n urs ing ▁and ▁care ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁wounded ▁on ▁the ▁battle field ▁ ▁to ▁super v ise ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war ▁ ▁to ▁help ▁with ▁the ▁search ▁for ▁missing ▁persons ▁in ▁an ▁armed ▁conflict ▁( t rac ing ▁service ) ▁ ▁to ▁organ ize ▁protection ▁and ▁care ▁for ▁civil ▁populations ▁ ▁to ▁arbitr ate ▁between ▁war ring ▁parties ▁in ▁an ▁armed ▁conflict ▁ ▁Leg al ▁status ▁and ▁organization ▁The ▁IC RC ▁is ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁the ▁Swiss ▁city ▁of ▁Gene va ▁and ▁has ▁external ▁offices ▁in ▁about ▁ 8 0 ▁countries . ▁It ▁has ▁about ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁staff ▁members ▁world wide , ▁about ▁ 8 0 0 ▁of ▁them ▁working ▁in ▁its ▁Gene va ▁headquarters , ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁exp atri ates ▁with ▁about ▁half ▁of ▁them ▁serving ▁as ▁deleg ates ▁man aging ▁its ▁international ▁miss ions ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁half ▁being ▁special ists ▁like ▁do ctors , ▁agr onom ists , ▁engine ers ▁or ▁interpre ters , ▁and ▁about ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁members ▁of ▁individual ▁national ▁soci eties ▁working ▁on ▁site . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Swiss ▁law , ▁the ▁IC RC ▁is ▁defined