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

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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Workshop on Strengthening Capacities to Prevent and Counter Terrorism by Enhancing Cross-Border Collaboration and Information Exchange on Foreign Terrorist Fighters Between Law Enforcement Agencies

Workshop on Strengthening Capacities to Prevent and Counter Terrorism by Enhancing Cross-Border Collaboration and Information Exchange on Foreign Terrorist Fighters Between Law Enforcement Agencies

8-9 May 2019

BERLIN - Germany - Germany organized the workshop under the auspices of the GCTF Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTF) Working Group in collaboration with the Co-Chairs of the Capacity-Building in the West Africa (WA) Region Working Group, Algeria and Canada, and INTERPOL.

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

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

2-3 May 2019

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia - Initiative Co-Leads, Morocco and the United States, held the Second Regional Workshop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 2-3 May 2019.

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Activities

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

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

7-8 February 2019

Supported by the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism - The Hague (ICCT), the Second Expert Meeting was convened at the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of law (IIJ) in Valletta, Malta to gather expert input on the development of a Memorandum on the Use of Rule of Law-Based Administrative Measures in a Counterterrorism Context. The document will elaborate on the legal basis, scope, procedures, authority and oversight, safeguards and other dimensions relating to the use of administrative measures. The outcomes of these meetings will contribute to the development of the Memorandum to be put forward for endorsement at the Tenth GCTF Ministerial Plenary Meeting, on the margins of the UN General Assembly, in September 2019, in New York.

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