132 The situation of children in closed institutions under the mandate of the National Preventive Mechanism (hereinafter NPM) of the Republic of Kazakhstan includes an analysis of the situation of children in Kazakhstan in terms of conditions and risk factors for the positive development of the child. The issues relate primarily to the prevention of torture, cruel or degrading treatment and punishment, and directly affect health, child safety, access to education and comprehensive development. Over the past 4 years, many things have been accomplished: infant and child mortality has decreased several times, a network of children’s institutions has been rebuilt, new schools are being built, children are involved in new types of extracurricular activities and they have the opportunity to expand their horizons and skills in additional education organizations, through cultural events or CONSOLIDATED REPORT communication with nature, etc. In this regard, it is proposed to strengthen the work of existing institutions and units of local executive bodies and join forces in the best interests of the child in accordance with Article 6 of the Law “On the Rights of the Child”. Legal protection covers all spheres of the life of minors: upbringing, education, health, labor, social security, leisure, as well as legal protection of children in the sphere of administration of justice. An effective policy of the best interests of the child under Article 3 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Comments of the General Order No. 14 (2013) of the UN Committee is impossible without systematic work and a unified strategy. After the completion of the state program “Children of Kazakhstan” in 2011 and up to the present, no strategy or national plan of action for children’s rights has been adopted. In particular, the Plan of Action for Human