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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Nineteenth GCTF Coordinating Committee Meeting

Nineteenth GCTF Coordinating Committee Meeting

6 October 2021

The GCTF Co-Chairs, Canada and Morocco, hosted the Nineteenth GCTF Coordinating Committee Meeting virtually on 6 October 2021. As the Forum marks its tenth anniversary, the GCTF took stock of its progress over the past decade and welcomed a Strategic Vision for the Next Decade.

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Promoting Effective Civil-Military Cooperation

Promoting Effective Civil-Military Cooperation

GCTF resources could have a wide range of applications, including in the military domain. NATO has made practical use of GCTF documents on battlefield evidence, countering unmanned aerial systems, and border security management.

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Good Practices: Preventing & Denying the Benefits of Kidnapping for Ransom by Terrorists

Good Practices: Preventing & Denying the Benefits of Kidnapping for Ransom by Terrorists

This video is intended for policymakers and practitioners who are interested in addressing the phenomenon of terrorists kidnapping for ransom.

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Good Practices: Countering Terrorist Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems

Good Practices: Countering Terrorist Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems

This video is intended for policymakers and practitioners to anticipate and prepare for the rising threat of terrorist use of Unmanned Aerial Systems.

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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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