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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Watchlisting Guidance Manual Initiative Launch Event

Watchlisting Guidance Manual Initiative Launch Event

22 January 2020

Initiative Co-Leads, the United Nations and the United States of America hosted the Launch Event in New York, United States of America on 22 January 2020. 

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Plenary Meeting and Workshop on National-Local Cooperation in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE)

Plenary Meeting and Workshop on National-Local Cooperation in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE)

4-6 November 2019

MONTREAL - Canada - Australia and Indonesia, Co-Chairs of the GCTF Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Working Group, in partnership with the Institute for Strategic Dialogue and the Prevention Project, as part of the Initiative on National-Local Cooperation in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE) organized a workshop back to back with the Working Group's Plenary Meeting in Montreal, Canada.

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Expert Meeting on Criminal Justice Responses to the Linkages between Terrorism, the Financing of Terrorism, Corruption and Other Financial Crimes

Expert Meeting on Criminal Justice Responses to the Linkages between Terrorism, the Financing of Terrorism, Corruption and Other Financial Crimes

29-30 October 2019

LONDON - United Kingdom - GCTF Criminal Justice and Rule of Law (CJ-ROL) Working Group Co-Chairs, Nigeria and Switzerland, organized an expert meeting on Criminal Justice Responses to the Linkages between Terrorism, the Financing of Terrorism, Corruption and Other Financial Crimes.

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High-level Side Event on Countering the Financing of Terrorism: Taking Steps Towards the Implementation of UNSCR 2462 (2019) by Maximizing Synergies Between the International and Regional Contexts

High-level Side Event on Countering the Financing of Terrorism: Taking Steps Towards the Implementation of UNSCR 2462 (2019) by Maximizing Synergies Between the International and Regional Contexts

26 September 2019

NEW YORK - United States - Egypt and the European Union (EU), Co-Chairs of the GCTF Capacity-Building in the East Africa Region (EA) Working Group organized a high-level side event on the margins of the UN General Assembly week, jointly with jointly with the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) and its Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCTC).

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Activities

Sahel Working Group - Fourth Plenary Meeting

Sahel Working Group - Fourth Plenary Meeting

28-30 November 2016

Participants discussed improving police cooperation, building legal and judicial cooperation, GCTF/Partner capacity-building efforts, enhancing abilities to counter financing of terrorism, border security in the Sahel region and reports from the expert’s workshop on national actions plans to prevent violent extremism. 

Key themes that emerged during the meeting discussed included:

 

  • Addressing the phenomenon of returning foreign terrorist fighters in the Sahel region is becoming more urgent than ever.

  • Facilitation of information sharing among justice sector officials in the Sahel region and improved coordination and identification of shared priorities are essential for building legal and judicial cooperation.

  • Countering financing of terrorism remains an area that requires further attention and action in the Sahel region.

  • Countries of the Sahel region continue to face significant challenges in the area of border security and management.

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