To safeguard the safety of their people by sovereign states through legitimate military means, including the use of APLs in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations itself is part and parcel of humanitarianism.

• 各国根据联合国宪章的宗旨和原则，以合法的军事手段，包括使用杀伤人员地雷，保护本国人民的安全，这本身就是人道主义的重要组成部分。