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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Glion Recommendations on the Use of Rule of Law-Based Administrative Measures in a Counterterrorism Context

Glion Recommendations on the Use of Rule of Law-Based Administrative Measures in a Counterterrorism Context

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Interlinkages Memorandum

Interlinkages Memorandum

Video on the "Memorandum on Criminal Justice Approaches to the Linkages Between Terrorism and Core International Crimes, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Crimes, Human Trafficking, Migrant Smuggling, Slavery, and Crimes Against Children" Read more »
Returning Families in Central Asia

Returning Families in Central Asia

18 October 2022

Returning family members of foreign terrorist fighters often represent a complex combination of victim, perpetrator, and witness — requiring complex and multi-stakeholder approaches that are trauma-informed and require age, gender, and culturally sensitive responses, from intake procedures through intervention programs, criminal justice responses, and community reconciliation.

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Twelfth GCTF Ministerial Plenary Meeting

Twelfth GCTF Ministerial Plenary Meeting

21 September 2022

The Twelfth GCTF Ministerial Plenary Meeting, held in New York, provided an opportunity for GCTF Members and close partners to come together in person to underline their commitment and ongoing support for this multilateral counterterrorism platform.

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Activities

Side Event on the Policy Toolkit on the Zurich-London Recommendations on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorism Online

Side Event on the Policy Toolkit on the Zurich-London Recommendations on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorism Online

25 September 2019

This side event offered an opportunity to take stock of the state of play of prevention and countering of violent extremism and terrorism online, to gain further insights on the content of the Toolkit, and to identify opportunities where it can contribute to practical efforts. The Toolkit provides a practical and user-friendly guide for policy-makers and governmental experts on good governmental practices and references to existing international and regional initiatives and practices in preventing and countering violent extremism and terrorism online. The Toolkit further outlines means to efficiently and sustainably collaborate with information and communication technology (ICT) companies and civil society organizations based on shared responsibilities, while ensuring that any policy is respectful of human rights and the rule of law, and is context-specific and gender-sensitive. The Toolkit was developed in collaboration with the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF) and the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), and formally presented at the GCTF Coordinating Committee Meeting on 23 September 2019.

 

 

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