This article raises an important topic about the rights of children, as a priority direction of state policy. The authors tried to understand how the rights of children are ensured in Kazakhstan today. The relevance of the topic is explained by the fact that the number of children in the country is 1/3 of the population. In addition, the President of Kazakhstan K.K. Tokayev, in his New Year's speech to the people, declared 2022 the Year of Children.

  The article examined the key areas of social policy. A review was also made of the effectiveness of social measures to protect the rights of children and what difficulties exist today in this area. The authors analyzed the main problems of ensuring the rights of children in Kazakhstani society, such as violence against children, poor development of inclusive education, lack of kindergartens and schools, as well as gaps in legislation. The article also notes the main achievements that were made during the "Year of Children".