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

Countering Violent Extremism Working Group - Workshop on Gender and P/CVE: the role of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)

Countering Violent Extremism Working Group - Workshop on Gender and P/CVE: the role of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)

18-19 December 2018

MELBOURNE - Australia - The Workshop on Gender and P/CVE: the role of CSOs hosted by CVE Working Group Co-Chairs, Australia and Indonesia.

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Countering Violent Extremism Working Group - Ninth Plenary Meeting

Countering Violent Extremism Working Group - Ninth Plenary Meeting

18 December 2018

MELBOURNE - Australia - The Ninth Countering Violent Extremism Working Group Plenary Meeting was hosted by Working Group Co-Chairs, Australia and Indonesia. 

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Initiative to Counter Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) Threats Launch Event and First Regional Workshop

Initiative to Counter Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) Threats Launch Event and First Regional Workshop

13-14 December 2018

BERLIN - Germany - The Co-Leads of the GCTF Initiative to Counter Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Threats, Germany and the United States, chaired the Launch Event and First Regional Workshop on 13-14 December 2018.

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

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

11-12 December 2018

BERLIN - Germany - The First Regional Workshop was co-chaired by the Co-Leads of the GCTF Initiative on Improving Capabilities for Detecting and Interdicting Terrorist Travel through Enhanced Terrorist Screening and Information Sharing (“Terrorist Travel Initiative”), Morocco and the United States.

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Activities

Tenth GCTF Coordinating Committee Meeting

Tenth GCTF Coordinating Committee Meeting

19 September 2016

Key highlights included an innovative scenario-based discussion that highlighted practical challenges in countering the life cycle of radicalization to violence and the applicability of GCTF tools designed to address these challenges.

In addition, GCTF Members were presented with the outcomes of two key initiatives - the “Initiative to Address the Life Cycle of Radicalization to Violence” and the International Counterterrorism and CVE Capacity-Building Clearinghouse Mechanism (ICCM) - and welcomed eight new framework documents to be presented for adoption at the Ministerial Plenary Meeting on 21 September 2016.

Working Group Co-Chairs updated members on activities conducted since the last Coordinating Committee Meeting held in April 2016 in The Hague and the three GCTF-inspired institutions – GCERF, Hedayah, and the IIJ – briefed members on their work in implementing and operationalizing the GCTF’s strategic priorities. Furthermore, the United Nations updated participants on the UN’s Global CT Strategy and the Secretary-General’s Plan of Action on PVE.

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