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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Side Event on the Policy Toolkit on the Zurich-London Recommendations on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorism Online

Side Event on the Policy Toolkit on the Zurich-London Recommendations on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorism Online

25 September 2019

NEW YORK - United States -  On the margins of the Tenth GCTF Ministerial Plenary Meeting in New York, Australia, Switzerland and the United Kingdom hosted a side event on the Policy Toolkit on the Zurich-London Recommendations.

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Tenth GCTF Ministerial Plenary Meeting

Tenth GCTF Ministerial Plenary Meeting

25 September 2019

NEW YORK - United States - GCTF Co-Chairs, Morocco and the Netherlands, hosted the Tenth GCTF Ministerial Plenary Meeting in New York, on 25 September 2019. The Tenth GCTF Ministerial Plenary Meeting marks the end of two consecutive mandates of the Kingdom of Morocco and the Kingdom of the Netherlands as Co-Chairs of the GCTF.

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Threats, Challenges and Resources Related to FTF and Family Repatriations Side Event

Threats, Challenges and Resources Related to FTF and Family Repatriations Side Event

24 September 2019

NEW YORK - United States - The Side Event, hosted by Jordan and the United States, Co-Chairs of the FTF Working Group, aims to focus on the threat and challenges posed by FTF detainees and families in northeast Syria, the experiences and lessons learned by countries that have repatriated FTFs and/or families, including spouses and children, and the resources available to help countries address these challenges. 

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Sixteenth GCTF Coordinating Committee Meeting

Sixteenth GCTF Coordinating Committee Meeting

23 September 2019

NEW YORK - United States - GCTF Co-Chairs, Morocco and the Netherlands, organized the Sixteenth GCTF Coordinating Committee Meeting in New York on 23 September 2019. 

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Activities

Symposium on Preventing and Countering Terrorists’ Use of the Internet

Symposium on Preventing and Countering Terrorists’ Use of the Internet

21 October 2016

Key themes of the discussion included:

  •  The threat posed by terrorism has no boundaries. Therefore, States cannot address the threat of TUI alone. States should continue to advance international cooperation to prevent and counter TUI through the exchange of good practices and policies.

  • Governments, civil society and private sector actors have a shared interest in preserving an open and secure Internet, and a shared responsibility to prevent and counter TUI.

  • Measures need to be part of a comprehensive and integrated approach to address vulnerability to radicalization, including alternative content and counter narratives.

 

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