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

Second Technical Workshop on the Application of Watchlists of Known and Suspected Terrorists, Including Foreign Terrorist Fighters

Second Technical Workshop on the Application of Watchlists of Known and Suspected Terrorists, Including Foreign Terrorist Fighters

21 January 2021

The Co-Leads of the Watchlisting Guidance Manual Initiative held the second of a series of Technical Workshops on the Application of Watchlists of Known and Suspected Terrorists, Including Foreign Terrorist Fighters.

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Capacity-Building in the East Africa Region: Plenary Meeting

Capacity-Building in the East Africa Region: Plenary Meeting

25 November 2020

The GCTF Capacity-Building in the East Africa Region Working Group (EAWG) Co-Chairs, Egypt and the European Union (EU), convened the Third Plenary Meeting in a virtual format on 25 November 2020.

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P/CVE Policy Toolkit: Gender Analysis & the Evidence Base

P/CVE Policy Toolkit: Gender Analysis & the Evidence Base

9-10 December 2020

The GCTF Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Working Group, Co-Chaired by Australia and Indonesia and supported by the Global Center on Cooperative Security, held a series of three virtual workshops to inform the development of the Gender and Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE) Policy Toolkit.

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First Technical Workshop on the Application of Watchlists of Known and Suspected Terrorists, Including Foreign Terrorist Fighters

First Technical Workshop on the Application of Watchlists of Known and Suspected Terrorists, Including Foreign Terrorist Fighters

8 December 2020

The Co-Leads of the Watchlisting Guidance Manual Initiative held the first of a series of Technical Workshops on the Application of Watchlists of Known and Suspected Terrorists, Including Foreign Terrorist Fighters. 

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Eighth GCTF Ministerial Plenary Meeting

Eighth GCTF Ministerial Plenary Meeting

20 September 2017

The Eighth GCTF Ministerial Plenary Meeting was co-chaired by Morocco and the Netherlands. Both countries announced a two-year extension of their co-chairmanship, and look forward to continue to lead the efforts of the GCTF in countering terrorism and violent extremism during their second mandate.  

In the GCTF Ministerial Statement adopted during this meeting the Ministers of the GCTF Members reaffirmed their commitment to the joint international fight against terrorism and violent extremism. In the Statement, the GCTF Members recognized the need for enhanced capacity-building and expressed their support to the GCTF-Inspired institutions. 

This year’s Ministerial Plenary Meeting endorsed new GCTF Framework Documents addressing the prevention and countering of violent extremism and terrorism online as well as the protection of soft targets in a counterterrorism context.  

In addressing the challenges of 21st century terrorism, the GCTF will embark on a set of new Initiatives concerning, inter alia, homegrown violent extremists, the nexus between transnational organized crime and terrorism, and the challenge to address returning families of foreign terrorist fighters. 

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