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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News

Bolstering a coordinated regional approach to strengthen community resilience against IEDs in East Africa

Bolstering a coordinated regional approach to strengthen community resilience against IEDs in East Africa

1 April 2026

Under the Kenya-Kuwait mandate, the East Africa Capacity-Building Working Group led an expert meeting on strengthening community resilience against IEDs in the region. Read more »
Compiling lived experience and expert opinion to advance the discussion around climate change and insecurity

Compiling lived experience and expert opinion to advance the discussion around climate change and insecurity

10 March 2026

Led by Germany and Kenya, the Initiative on Addressing the Nexus Between Climate Change and Violent Extremism conducive to terrorism held a virtual workshop seeking stakeholder input and insights on the links between climate change and insecurity.

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Employing strategic communications to prevent and counter violent extremism conducive to terrorism in East Africa

Employing strategic communications to prevent and counter violent extremism conducive to terrorism in East Africa

28 January 2026

Under the mandate of Kenya and Kuwait, the East Africa Capacity-Building Working Group led an activity to strengthen strategic communications for online P/CVE efforts in the region.

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Aligning efforts to enhance oversight and accountability mechanisms in counterterrorism operations

Aligning efforts to enhance oversight and accountability mechanisms in counterterrorism operations

11 December 2025

The GCTF Oversight and Accountability in Counterterrorism Initiative officially launched the Brussels Memorandum on Good Practices for Oversight and Accountability Mechanisms in Counterterrorism. Read more »
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Activities

Initiative to Counter Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) Threats Launch Event and First Regional Workshop

Initiative to Counter Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) Threats Launch Event and First Regional Workshop

13-14 December 2018

The meeting brought together 90 government and multilateral organization representatives from 24 countries and three organizations to raise awareness on how terrorists can use UAS to threaten individuals and civilian targets and promote discussion on national action plans, approaches, and efforts to counter the misuse of UAS. The aim of the Initiative is to develop a set of internationally recognized, non-binding Good Practices that can serve as the basis for international engagement, assistance, and training to understand how international stakeholders can counter terrorist use of UAS. It is anticipated that these Good Practices will be presented for endorsement at the Tenth GCTF Ministerial Plenary Meeting in September 2019.

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