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

Funding and Enabling Community-Level P/CVE

Funding and Enabling Community-Level P/CVE

5 April 2022

Australia and Indonesia, Co-Chairs of the GCTF CVE Working Group, hosted the second workshop under the Funding and Enabling Community-Level P/CVE: Challenges, Recommendations and Emerging Good Practices Initiative. Supported by GCERF, participants came together to continue the conversation around funding and enabling P/CVE initiatives at the community level.

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Adjudicating Terrorism Offenses

Adjudicating Terrorism Offenses

This infographic is intended for policymakers and practitioners who wish to learn more about good practices when handling a terrorism case. This infographic is interactive and features responsive elements when clicking or hovering over them.                                               

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Exploring scenarios for the GCTF “REMVE” Toolkit

Exploring scenarios for the GCTF “REMVE” Toolkit

1-2 March & 9-10 March 2022

Following the launch of the “REMVE” Toolkit Initiative, the GCTF hosted a series of workshops to dive into the development of this practical resource. Using scenario-based discussions, participants explored the policy, operational and legal challenges of REMVE-related threats.

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The GCTF Launches A “REMVE” Toolkit Initiative

The GCTF Launches A “REMVE” Toolkit Initiative

3 February 2022

Building on earlier exploratory dialogues to examine this specific threat, the GCTF launched a “REMVE” Toolkit Initiative. During the inaugural activity, participants discussed the legal, policy, and operational objectives for the toolkit and touched on key issues relating to countering “racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism”. Read more »
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Activities

Initiative on Strategic Communications and Social Media Aspects in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism - Expert Meeting

Initiative on Strategic Communications and Social Media Aspects in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism - Expert Meeting

9-11 January 2017

The Strategic Communications Initiative, launched at the Seventh Ministerial Meeting in New York on 21 September 2016 under the auspices of the GCTF Countering Violent Extremism Working Group, aims to develop a comprehensive understanding of potential approaches and methodologies for governments to prevent and counter violent extremism online. Furthermore, the Initiative explores ways in which governments can – either directly or indirectly – support efforts to counter the appeal of violent extremist propaganda online, in particular through social media.

 

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