The ICRC is present in some 80 countries with around 11,000 staff worldwide. Its extensive network of missions and delegations allows it to act close to people affected by armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with a meaningful response to their plight. The ten largest operations worldwide are Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Israel and the Occupied Territories, Colombia, Yemen, and Mali/Niger.