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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Review Meeting of the GCTF Memorandum on the Use of Rule of Law-Based Administrative Measures in a Counterterrorism Context

Review Meeting of the GCTF Memorandum on the Use of Rule of Law-Based Administrative Measures in a Counterterrorism Context

25-26 June 2019

The review meeting was organized by the GCTF Criminal Justice and Rule of Law (CJ-ROL) Working Group Co-Chairs, Nigeria and Switzerland.

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Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Working Group Workshop on Counter and Alternative Narratives

Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Working Group Workshop on Counter and Alternative Narratives

24-25 June 2019

JAKARTA - Indonesia - The Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Working Group Co-Chairs, Australia and Indonesia hosted a Workshop on Counter and Alternative Narratives in Jakarta, Indonesia on 24-25 June 2019. 

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Initiative on Improving Capabilities for Detecting and Interdicting Terrorist Travel through Enhanced Terrorist Screening and Information Sharing Third Regional Workshop

Initiative on Improving Capabilities for Detecting and Interdicting Terrorist Travel through Enhanced Terrorist Screening and Information Sharing Third Regional Workshop

13-14 June 2019

RABAT - Morocco - Co-Leads of the Initiative, Morocco and the United States, hosted the Third Regional Workshop on 13-14 June 2019, focusing on East and West Africa, including existing regional mechanisms, needs and gaps, will be the final meeting in a series of three region-specific workshops.

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Initiative to Counter Unmanned Aerial System Threats Fourth Regional Workshop

Initiative to Counter Unmanned Aerial System Threats Fourth Regional Workshop

28-29 May 2019

AMSTERDAM - The Netherlands - The Co-Leads of the GCTF Initiative to Counter Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Threats, Germany and the United States, co-chaired the Fourth Regional Workshop in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 28-29 May 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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