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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Recommendations on P/CVE & Terrorism Online

Recommendations on P/CVE & Terrorism Online

31 March 2021

The GCTF organized a webinar focused on Southeast Asia to discuss the use and implementation of the Policy Toolkit for the Zurich-London Recommendations on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorism Online. As the use of the internet for violent extremist and terrorist purposes increases, collective efforts to address this challenge are essential.

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Public-Private Partnerships in the Maritime Domain

Public-Private Partnerships in the Maritime Domain

30 March 2021

The GCTF Maritime Security and Terrorist Travel Initiative hosted a virtual event on Public-Private Partnerships in the maritime domain.

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PODCAST: Criminal Justice CT Practice

PODCAST: Criminal Justice CT Practice

This podcast is intended for policymakers and practitioners in the criminal justice sector who are interested in the question of how criminal justice authorities can investigate and disrupt terrorist activities effectively and lawfully.
 

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PODCAST: P/CVE & Terrorism Online

PODCAST: P/CVE & Terrorism Online

This podcast is intended for policymakers and practitioners who wish to learn more about how to prevent and counter such fundraising, training, recruitment, radicalization, and/or incitement to violent extremism and terrorism.
 

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UN Counter-Terrorism Centre – GCTF Border Security Initiative - Second Regional Workshop on the Horn of Africa

UN Counter-Terrorism Centre – GCTF Border Security Initiative - Second Regional Workshop on the Horn of Africa

29-30 May 2016

The workshop provided an opportunity to discuss twelve draft good practices compiled as a result of previous meetings. 

Key themes of discussion included: 

  • While interagency cooperation is key for a successful border security and management (BSM) policy, governments should adopt tailored approaches on parameters to implement this cooperation. 
  • Lack of resources, threats to border communities emanating from FTFs, communities’ protection from terrorist groups and detachment of border communities in remote border areas from the wider community have been identified as key challenges in engagement with border communities and in the field of community border policing.
  • Governments might consider authorizing the local border agencies and liaison officers to interact with their counterparts on the other side of the border as a way of effective information exchange. 
  • Within the context of border surveillance, maritime borders need more attention.
  • Governments need to adopt a balanced approach while employing technology in the field of BSM.

  • Corruption and bribery have been identified as common risks which undermine overall efforts to devise and implement robust BSM policies.

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