About the GCTF

The Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) is an informal, apolitical, multilateral counterterrorism platform. It is small, nimble, inclusive, and consensus-based. Its overarching mission is to reduce the vulnerability of people worldwide to terrorism by mobilizing expertise and resources to prevent, combat, and prosecute terrorist acts and counter incitement and recruitment to terrorism. 

The Forum brings together policymakers and practitioners from around the world to share experiences and expertise, and to develop practical, publicly available tools and strategies on how to prevent and counter the evolving terrorist threat. The GCTF is currently co-chaired by Egypt and the European Union. 

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Consolidating efforts to prevent and counter terrorist use of improvised explosive devices in West Africa

Consolidating efforts to prevent and counter terrorist use of improvised explosive devices in West Africa

8 May 2025

Under the mandate of the Co-Chairs, Algeria and Germany, the West Africa Capacity-Building Working Group held an in-person regional meeting to discuss strengthening collaborative efforts to prevent and counter the acquisition and use of IEDs by terrorist groups in the region.

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Understanding the risks of climate change’s relationship with violent extremism conducive to terrorism and building solutions

Understanding the risks of climate change’s relationship with violent extremism conducive to terrorism and building solutions

15 April 2025

Led by Germany and Kenya, the Initiative on Addressing the Nexus Between Climate Change and Violent Extremism conducive to terrorism held a virtual workshop exploring solutions and recommendations to consider when addressing the links between climate change and insecurity.

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Examining current evidence and approaches to the relationship between climate change and violent extremism conducive to terrorism

Examining current evidence and approaches to the relationship between climate change and violent extremism conducive to terrorism

4 March 2025

Led by Germany and Kenya, the Initiative on Addressing the Nexus Between Climate Change and Violent Extremism conducive to terrorism held a virtual workshop exploring the links between climate change and insecurity, with a focus on the Middle East, Europe, and North Africa.

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Responding to the challenges emerging from the intersection of violent extremism conducive to terrorism and climate fragility

Responding to the challenges emerging from the intersection of violent extremism conducive to terrorism and climate fragility

28 January 2025

Led by Germany and Kenya, the Initiative on Addressing the Nexus Between Climate Change and Violent Extremism conducive to terrorism held a virtual workshop exploring the links between climate change and insecurity, with a focus on violent extremism conducive to terrorism in Southeast Asia and West Africa.  

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Launch Event of the GCTF Initiative on Addressing Homegrown Terrorism

Launch Event of the GCTF Initiative on Addressing Homegrown Terrorism

15-16 November 2017

Endorsed at the Eighth GCTF Ministerial Plenary Meeting in New York on 20 September 2017, and supported by the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ), the Initiative aims to identify innovative prevention programs, and to develop new good practices on addressing the challenges of dealing with homegrown terrorism, focusing on concrete steps governments can take to effectively tackle underlying issues in a coordinated manner. The Good Practices will serve as a companion document to the GCTF The Hague-Marrakech Memorandum on Good Practices for a more effective response to the Foreign Terrorist Fighters Phenomenon.

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