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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Marking the GCTF’s P/CVE efforts on the International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to Terrorism.

Marking the GCTF’s P/CVE efforts on the International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to Terrorism.

12 February 2024

A spotlight on GCTF efforts on preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) conducive to terrorism , on the International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to Terrorism.

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Participants spotlight local perspectives to further enhance the Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism (REMVE) Toolkit at the latest interactive two-day workshop.

Participants spotlight local perspectives to further enhance the Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism (REMVE) Toolkit at the latest interactive two-day workshop.

8 - 9 February 2024

The REMVE Initiative Leads, the United States and Norway, recently held a two-day workshop, hosted by the Netherlands, 8 – 9 February 2024, in The Hague. The interactive workshop brought a variety of stakeholders together to further enhance the REMVE Toolkit’s good practices and recommendations. The interactive tabletop exercises allowed participants to share more unique, local community-level perspectives during the discussions to help address the rapidly evolving REMVE threats conducive to terrorism.

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The second exploratory discussions delve deeper into the opportunities and challenges of new and emerging technologies in the area of border security and management.

The second exploratory discussions delve deeper into the opportunities and challenges of new and emerging technologies in the area of border security and management.

18 January 2024

To promote an inclusive and collaborative approach towards border security, grounded in international human rights law, the GCTF Foreign Terrorist Fighter Working Group (co-chaired by Jordan and the United States) is partnering with the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) in the Border Security and Management (BSM) Initiative. As part of this Initiative, a series of exploratory dialogues are being conducted with subject matter experts. On 18 January 2023, the second exploratory dialogue was held to garner insights from a diverse group of stakeholders on the opportunities and threats posed by technological advancements in border security and management.

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A two-day interactive workshop, led by Jordan and the United States, and the G7++ Friends of the Gulf of Guinea, targets maritime counterterrorism approaches in West Africa.

A two-day interactive workshop, led by Jordan and the United States, and the G7++ Friends of the Gulf of Guinea, targets maritime counterterrorism approaches in West Africa.

11 - 13 December 2023

The GCTF FTF Working Group Co-Chairs, Jordan and the United States, in partnership with the G7++ Friends of the Gulf of Guinea 2023 Co-Chairs, Côte D'Ivoire and Germany, held a two-day, interactive “Operationalizing the Prevention and Interdiction of Maritime Terrorist Travel in West Africa” workshop, that involving panel discussions and table-top exercises with a wide range of stakeholders, and concluded with a visit to the Port of Dakar, Senegal.

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Activities

Countering Violent Extremism Working Group - Plenary Meeting

Countering Violent Extremism Working Group - Plenary Meeting

8 March 2017

Since the last CVE Working Group plenary meeting, participants further discussed the role of families in CVE, identified challenges and needs in developing National Action Plans (NAPs) to prevent violent extremism, and further developed the area of strategic communications in relation to social media and online extremism.

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