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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Capacity-building in the West Africa Region Working Group - Second Plenary Meeting

Capacity-building in the West Africa Region Working Group - Second Plenary Meeting

27-28 November 2018

ALGIERS - Algeria - The Second Plenary Meeting of the Capacity-building in the West Africa Region Working Group was co-hosted by Co-Chairs, Algeria and Canada. 

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Criminal Justice and Rule of Law Working Group - Expert Meeting on the Development of a Memorandum on the Use of Rule of Law-Based Administrative Measures in a Counterterrorism Context

Criminal Justice and Rule of Law Working Group - Expert Meeting on the Development of a Memorandum on the Use of Rule of Law-Based Administrative Measures in a Counterterrorism Context

14-15 November 2018

THE HAGUE - the Netherlands - The Expert Meeting on the Development of a Memorandum on the Use of Rule of Law-Based Administrative Measures in a Counterterrorism Context was co-hosted by CJ-RoL Working Group Co-Chairs, Nigeria and Switzerland, with the support of the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism - The Hague (ICCT). 

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Countering Violent Extremism Working Group - Workshop on Countering Violent Extremism in Prisons

Countering Violent Extremism Working Group - Workshop on Countering Violent Extremism in Prisons

2-3 October 2018

MARRAKESH - Morocco - Countering Violent Extremism Working Group Co-Chairs, Australia and Indonesia, in collaboration with the Global Center on Cooperative Security (Global Center), hosted a Workshop on Countering Violent Extremism in Prisons.

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Initiative on Improving Capabilities for Detecting and Interdicting Terrorist Travel through Enhanced Terrorist Screening and Information Sharing - Launch Event

Initiative on Improving Capabilities for Detecting and Interdicting Terrorist Travel through Enhanced Terrorist Screening and Information Sharing - Launch Event

27 September 2018

NEW YORK - United States - 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, co-chaired the Launch Event in New York.

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UN Counter-Terrorism Centre – GCTF Border Security Initiative - Second Regional Workshop on the Horn of Africa

UN Counter-Terrorism Centre – GCTF Border Security Initiative - Second Regional Workshop on the Horn of Africa

29-30 May 2016

The workshop provided an opportunity to discuss twelve draft good practices compiled as a result of previous meetings. 

Key themes of discussion included: 

  • While interagency cooperation is key for a successful border security and management (BSM) policy, governments should adopt tailored approaches on parameters to implement this cooperation. 
  • Lack of resources, threats to border communities emanating from FTFs, communities’ protection from terrorist groups and detachment of border communities in remote border areas from the wider community have been identified as key challenges in engagement with border communities and in the field of community border policing.
  • Governments might consider authorizing the local border agencies and liaison officers to interact with their counterparts on the other side of the border as a way of effective information exchange. 
  • Within the context of border surveillance, maritime borders need more attention.
  • Governments need to adopt a balanced approach while employing technology in the field of BSM.

  • Corruption and bribery have been identified as common risks which undermine overall efforts to devise and implement robust BSM policies.

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