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

Insightful conversations with the Inspired Institutions bringing renewed energy to current and new efforts.

Insightful conversations with the Inspired Institutions bringing renewed energy to current and new efforts.

10 October 2023

Recently, the Partnership Dialogue between the GCTF and the GCTF Inspired Institutions – Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF), Hedayah, and the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ) – was held. During the engagement, the organizations examined ways to enhance the value of the Inspired Institutions, create more synergies, garner efficiency in the ways of working for continuous improvement. The conversations also spotlighted the value of the work done by the Inspired Institutions in support of counterterrorism and P/CVE efforts and in support of a stronger Forum. What's more, the engagement explored various avenues to increase the visibility of activities through communication and engagement as well as taking a moment to take stock of joint activities and evolving cooperation.

The Partnership Dialogues are meetings held regularly to enable the entities to come together to discuss the changing terrorism landscape, the needs required to enhance resilience in local communities, and to explore new opportunities of collaboration. The Inspired Institutions lead capacity-building projects worldwide, including North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Balkans, Central, South and Southeast Asia. Their work has included implementing GCTF products, and tackling topics such as foreign-terrorist fighters, countering violent extremism, criminal justice and rule of law responses to terrorist acts.

See: https://www.thegctf.org/About-us/Inspired_Institutions

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