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

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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PODCAST: Addendum to Nexus Good Practices

PODCAST: Addendum to Nexus Good Practices

This podcast is intended for policymakers and practitioners who are interested in addressing the nexus between transnational organized crime and terrorism.

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What does multilateral CT cooperation look like?

What does multilateral CT cooperation look like?

During the 2021 Counter-Terrorism Week, the Global Counterterrorism Forum and the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact hosted a side event to highlight how they work together to identify shared priorities, to exchange information, and to mobilize expertise and resources to address the scourge of terrorism worldwide.                                                                          

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Good Practices: Juvenile Justice in a Counterterrorism Context

Good Practices: Juvenile Justice in a Counterterrorism Context

This video is intended for policymakers and practitioners who are interested in juvenile justice and how to address the radicalization of children. 

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Activities

Tenth GCTF Coordinating Committee Meeting

Tenth GCTF Coordinating Committee Meeting

19 September 2016

Key highlights included an innovative scenario-based discussion that highlighted practical challenges in countering the life cycle of radicalization to violence and the applicability of GCTF tools designed to address these challenges.

In addition, GCTF Members were presented with the outcomes of two key initiatives - the “Initiative to Address the Life Cycle of Radicalization to Violence” and the International Counterterrorism and CVE Capacity-Building Clearinghouse Mechanism (ICCM) - and welcomed eight new framework documents to be presented for adoption at the Ministerial Plenary Meeting on 21 September 2016.

Working Group Co-Chairs updated members on activities conducted since the last Coordinating Committee Meeting held in April 2016 in The Hague and the three GCTF-inspired institutions – GCERF, Hedayah, and the IIJ – briefed members on their work in implementing and operationalizing the GCTF’s strategic priorities. Furthermore, the United Nations updated participants on the UN’s Global CT Strategy and the Secretary-General’s Plan of Action on PVE.

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