(a) When ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict,Resolution 54/263, annex I. to raise the minimum age for voluntary recruitment of persons into their national armed forces from that set out in article 38, paragraph 3, of the Convention, bearing in mind that under the Convention persons below the age of 18 years are entitled to special protection, and to adopt safeguards to ensure that such recruitment is not forced or coerced;
(a) 在批准《儿童权利公约关于儿童卷入武装冲突问题的任择议定书》第54/263号决议，附件一。 时，按照《公约》第38条第3款的规定提高本国武装部队的自愿入伍最低年龄，同时铭记按照《公约》的规定，未满18岁者有权得到特别保护，并采取保障措施保证入伍不是被强迫或受胁迫的；