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

Maritime Security & Terrorist Travel: MENA Region

Maritime Security & Terrorist Travel: MENA Region

11 March 2021

The United States, Lead of the GCTF Maritime Security and Terrorist Travel Initiative, hosted the fifth in a series of region-specific webinars to raise awareness of terrorists' current and potential misuse of the maritime sector for travel, to promote discussion of national approaches to counter terrorists' exploitation of the maritime sector, and to share experiences and expertise.

 

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Countering the Financing of Terrorism Measures While Safeguarding Civic Space

Countering the Financing of Terrorism Measures While Safeguarding Civic Space

9-10 March 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 third of a series of three expert meetings.

 

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Criminal Justice & Rule of Law: Plenary Meeting

Criminal Justice & Rule of Law: Plenary Meeting

2 March 2021

The GCTF Criminal Justice and Rule of Law (CJ-ROL) Working Group Co-Chairs, Nigeria and Switzerland, convened the annual Plenary Meeting on 2 March 2021 in a virtual format. 

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PODCAST: Evidence Collection, Use & Sharing

PODCAST: Evidence Collection, Use & Sharing

This podcast is intended for policymakers, and criminal justice and other practitioners who are interested in guidance and good practices on how to deal with transnational counter-terrorism cases including ones that originate from conflict zones.
 

 

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Activities

Nexus between Transnational Organized Crime and Terrorism Initiative - Fourth Regional Meeting

Nexus between Transnational Organized Crime and Terrorism Initiative - Fourth Regional Meeting

8-9 May 2018

Endorsed at the GCTF Eighth Ministerial Plenary Meeting in New York on 20 September 2017, and supported by the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), the Initiative aims to develop a set of internationally recognized non-binding good practices, which can serve as the basis for international engagement, assistance and training to address the potential challenge posed by the nexus between terrorism and transnational organized crime, and which can help authorities at the global, national and local level to solve this problem.

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