The Practice of Forced Migration in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as a Result of Chronic Problems of National Socio-Political Development and Ethnic Conflicts

This article is traced the causes and events that lead to forced mass migration in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and assessed the consequences and impact of this phenomenon on the development of the state and the region. In conditions of instability of the socio-political system such chronic problems of the DRC as lack of democratic consensus, corruption, ethnic and religious conflicts, etc. lead to acute domestic political crises. This article examines the waves of forced migration resulting from crises, which lead to the destabiliza-tion of refugee settlement areas. The consequences of this destabilization are assessed, including poverty, the spread of infectious diseases, discrimination and infringement of rights, etc. Considering and analyzing the mechanisms and responses of the Government of the DRC to migration challenges, the author assesses them as insufficiently effective, since at the present stage the problem of forced migration and its consequences re-mains acute and relevant for the state and the region and continues to negatively affect the development of the state and the region as a whole. The author concludes that at the moment and in the medium term, an effective solution to this problem can be found in methods combining an integrated approach and regional and interna-tional cooperation, in the long term – in improving the legal framework and the development of political and socio-economic initiatives.