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

Initiative on Improving Capabilities for Detecting and Interdicting Terrorist Travel through Enhanced Terrorist Screening and Information Sharing - Launch Event

Initiative on Improving Capabilities for Detecting and Interdicting Terrorist Travel through Enhanced Terrorist Screening and Information Sharing - Launch Event

27 September 2018

The objective of the Terrorist Travel Initiative is to develop a new set of Good Practices that can enable countries and organizations to build broader and more efficient watchlists and terrorist screening infrastructures. These Good Practices will serve a companion document to the GCTF Good Practices in the Area of Border Security and Management in the Context of Counterterrorism and Stemming the Flow of Foreign Terrorist Fighters. It is anticipated that the Good Practices will be presented for endorsement at the GCTF Ministerial Plenary Meeting in September 2019.

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