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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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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Criminal Justice Responses: Terrorism, Transnational Organized Crimes & International Crimes

Criminal Justice Responses: Terrorism, Transnational Organized Crimes & International Crimes

10-11 February 2021

Nigeria and Switzerland, Co-Chairs of the Criminal Justice and Rule of Law (CJ-ROL) Working Group, organized the second virtual expert meeting in order to explore the different ways in which the linkages between terrorism and other crimes manifest. Read more »
Application of Watchlists of Known and Suspected Terrorists

Application of Watchlists of Known and Suspected Terrorists

8 February 2021

The Co-Leads of the Watchlisting Guidance Manual Initiative, the United States and the United Nations, held the third and last in a series of technical workshops on the Application of Watchlists of Known and Suspected Terrorists, including Foreign Terrorist Fighters. This webinar focused on international cooperation, redress and oversight mechanisms, and quality control.

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Capacity-Building in the East Africa Region Working Group - Second Plenary Meeting

Capacity-Building in the East Africa Region Working Group - Second Plenary Meeting

20 February 2019

The purpose of the meeting was to take stock of the progress and national experiences related to the six priority themes of the EAWG Work Plan 2018 – 2019 and provide an opportunity to update on ongoing priorities and challenges. The six priority areas include Border Security and Information Sharing, Counterterrorism (CT) Legislation and Related Training, National and Regional P/CVE Action Plans, Countering Terrorist Financing, Strategic Communications and Inter-faith Dialogue. Sessions related to countering terrorism online and countering violent extremism (CVE) enabled GCTF Members and partner organizations to share best practices and lessons learned and identify possible opportunities for regional cooperation.

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