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

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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Eighteenth GCTF Coordinating Committee Meeting

Eighteenth GCTF Coordinating Committee Meeting

24-25 March 2021

The GCTF Co-Chairs, Canada and Morocco, hosted the Eighteenth GCTF Coordinating Committee Meeting in a virtual format on 24 and 25 March 2021.

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Activities

Sahel Working Group - Fourth Plenary Meeting

Sahel Working Group - Fourth Plenary Meeting

28-30 November 2016

Participants discussed improving police cooperation, building legal and judicial cooperation, GCTF/Partner capacity-building efforts, enhancing abilities to counter financing of terrorism, border security in the Sahel region and reports from the expert’s workshop on national actions plans to prevent violent extremism. 

Key themes that emerged during the meeting discussed included:

 

  • Addressing the phenomenon of returning foreign terrorist fighters in the Sahel region is becoming more urgent than ever.

  • Facilitation of information sharing among justice sector officials in the Sahel region and improved coordination and identification of shared priorities are essential for building legal and judicial cooperation.

  • Countering financing of terrorism remains an area that requires further attention and action in the Sahel region.

  • Countries of the Sahel region continue to face significant challenges in the area of border security and management.

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