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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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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Twentieth GCTF Coordinating Committee Meeting

Twentieth GCTF Coordinating Committee Meeting

19 September 2022

For the first time in three years, the GCTF Co-Chairs Canada and Morocco hosted an in-person GCTF Coordinating Committee Meeting. GCTF Members and close partners came together in New York to review ongoing work, to welcome two new policy toolkits, and to express support for the incoming leadership mandate holders.

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Antalya Memorandum on the Protection of Soft Targets in a Counterterrorism Context

Antalya Memorandum on the Protection of Soft Targets in a Counterterrorism Context


Terrorist attacks are increasingly simple yet ruthless. In this context, soft targets such as schools, religious facilities and sports stadiums are particularly vulnerable. Attacks against such targets are relatively easy to execute due to their open access and limited security. The GCTF elaborated the Antalya Memorandum on the Protection of Soft Targets in a Counterterrorism Context to guide governments and private industry in developing policies and programs to protect citizens from terrorist attacks on soft targets. This animation is based on the Memorandum.

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