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 Addressing the Challenge of Returning Families of Foreign Terrorist Fighters - First Regional Workshop

Initiative on Addressing the Challenge of Returning Families of Foreign Terrorist Fighters - First Regional Workshop

8-9 February 2018

TUNIS – Tunisia - The Co-Leads of the GCTF Initiative on Addressing the Challenge of Returning Families of Foreign Terrorist Fighters, the Netherlands and the United States, co-chaired the First Regional Workshop in Tunis, Tunisia on 8-9 February 2018. Read more »
Nexus between Transnational Organized Crime and Terrorism Initiative - Second Regional Meeting

Nexus between Transnational Organized Crime and Terrorism Initiative - Second Regional Meeting

5-6 February 2018

TIRANA – Albania - The Netherlands led the Second Regional Meeting of the Nexus between Transnational Organized Crime and Terrorism Initiative, hosted by Albania.  Read more »
Criminal Justice and Rule of Law (CJ-ROL) Working Group Eighth Plenary Meeting

Criminal Justice and Rule of Law (CJ-ROL) Working Group Eighth Plenary Meeting

30 January 2018

VALLETTA – Malta - On 30 January 2018, the Criminal Justice and Rule of Law (CJ-ROL) Working Group Co-Chairs, Nigeria and Switzerland, held the Sixth Working Group Plenary Meeting in Valletta. Read more »
Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Working Group Eighth Plenary Meeting

Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Working Group Eighth Plenary Meeting

17 November 2017

VALLETTA – Malta - The Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Working Group Co-Chairs, Australia and Indonesia, organized the Eighth CVE Working Group Plenary Meeting at the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ), in Valletta on 17 November 2017. Read more »
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Activities

Initiative on Strategic Communications and Social Media Aspects in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism - Expert Meeting

Initiative on Strategic Communications and Social Media Aspects in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism - Expert Meeting

9-11 January 2017

The Strategic Communications Initiative, launched at the Seventh Ministerial Meeting in New York on 21 September 2016 under the auspices of the GCTF Countering Violent Extremism Working Group, aims to develop a comprehensive understanding of potential approaches and methodologies for governments to prevent and counter violent extremism online. Furthermore, the Initiative explores ways in which governments can – either directly or indirectly – support efforts to counter the appeal of violent extremist propaganda online, in particular through social media.

 

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