Members and Partners:

The 30 founding Members of the GCTF are:

The GCTF is an outward-looking forum that benefits not only its 30 members, but all states and organizations that share its goals and priorities. Non-member states and organizations are regularly invited to partner with and participate in GCTF workshops and activities, and to provide input into GCTF framework documents and tools. 

Partners:

The United Nations (UN) is a close partner of and participant in the GCTF and its activities. The GCTF serves as a mechanism for furthering the implementation of the universally-agreed UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and, more broadly, complements and reinforces existing multilateral CT efforts, starting with those of the UN. The GCTF also works extensively with non-GCTF members including states; international, regional and sub-regional bodies; and other stakeholders and experts. 

The following is a non-exhaustive list of key partners and stakeholders:

United Nations (UN):

• UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT)
• UN Center for Counter-Terrorism (UNCCT)
• UN Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (UN CTITF)
• UN Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED)
• UN Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)
• UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
• UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Regional and International Organizations:

African Union (AU)

• African Center for Studies and Research on Terrorism
• Peace and Security Commission
• Mechanism for Police Cooperation

APEC Counter-Terrorism Working Group

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

Council of Europe (CoE)

Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization (EAPCCO)

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

EUROJUST

EUROPOL

European Council on Juvenile Justice (ECJJ)

Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD)

International Association for Police Chiefs (IAPC)

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA)

INTERPOL

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) - OSCE Action against Terrorism Unit

Organization of American States (OAS) - OAS Inter-American Committee against Terrorism

Southern Africa Regional Police Chiefs Council Organization (SARPCCO)

Academic Institutions and Think Tanks:

Asser Institute, Centre for International and European Law

Duke University’s Triangle Centre on Terrorism and Homeland Security

Geneva Center for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)

Global Center on Cooperative Security

Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD)

International Center for Counter-Terrorism, The Hague (ICCT)

RAND Corporation

United States Institute of Peace (USIP)

Developing a Worldwide Network of Civilian CT Practicioners:

One of the founding principles of the GCTF is the importance of enhancing dialogue among national counterterrorism officials to promote international cooperation. Through the more than 120 meetings, workshops, and other activities held worldwide since its launch in September 2011, the GCTF has strengthened existing connections among hundreds of civilian counterterrorism (CT) practitioners and created openings for new connections.