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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Safeguarding Civic Space and CFT Measures

Safeguarding Civic Space and CFT Measures

6 May 2021

The Netherlands, Morocco, and the United Nations, Co-Leads of the GCTF Initiative on “Ensuring the Effective Implementation of Countering the Financing of Terrorism Measures While Safeguarding Civic Space”, held the last expert meeting to share reflections on the good practices identified to date.

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Border Security Management in East and West Africa

Border Security Management in East and West Africa

15-16 December 2020

The GCTF Capacity-Building in the East and West Africa Region Working Groups organized a joint workshop on Border Security Management. Effective land, air and maritime border security and management are critical to ensure international security and economic growth.

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Dialogue and Community Resilience in East Africa

Dialogue and Community Resilience in East Africa

17-18 March 2021

The GCTF Capacity-Building in the East Africa Region Working Group organized a virtual workshop on promoting dialogue and community resilience. The workshop identified lessons learned from East Africa, emerging activities, and recommendations on how best to engage in dialogue and resilience building in the region.

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Maritime Security & Terrorism in the Mediterranean

Maritime Security & Terrorism in the Mediterranean

15 April 2021

The United States, GCTF Maritime Security and Terrorist Travel Initiative Lead, hosted the last in series of regionally-focused webinars to raise awareness of terrorists' current and potential misuse of the maritime sector for travel, to share expertise, and to promote discussion of national approaches to counter this threat.

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Activities

Launch Event of the GCTF Initiative on Addressing Homegrown Terrorism

Launch Event of the GCTF Initiative on Addressing Homegrown Terrorism

15-16 November 2017

Endorsed at the Eighth GCTF Ministerial Plenary Meeting in New York on 20 September 2017, and supported by the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ), the Initiative aims to identify innovative prevention programs, and to develop new good practices on addressing the challenges of dealing with homegrown terrorism, focusing on concrete steps governments can take to effectively tackle underlying issues in a coordinated manner. The Good Practices will serve as a companion document to the GCTF The Hague-Marrakech Memorandum on Good Practices for a more effective response to the Foreign Terrorist Fighters Phenomenon.

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