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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Criminal Justice and Rule of Law Working Group - Review Meeting of Recommendations on the Collection, Use and Sharing of Evidence for Purposes of Criminal Prosecution of Terrorist Suspects

Criminal Justice and Rule of Law Working Group - Review Meeting of Recommendations on the Collection, Use and Sharing of Evidence for Purposes of Criminal Prosecution of Terrorist Suspects

5 June 2018

ABUJA - Nigeria - The GCTF Criminal Justice and Rule of Law (CJ-ROL) Working Group, supported by the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism - The Hague (ICCT), convened a Review Meeting in Abuja, Nigeria with the aim to review the draft Recommendations on the Collection, Use and Sharing of Evidence for Purposes of Criminal Prosecution of Terrorist Suspects. The meeting was co-hosted by Working Group Co-Chairs Nigeria and Switzerland.

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

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

28-29 May 2018

MADRID - Spain - The Co-Leads of the GCTF Initiative on Addressing the Challenge of Returning Families of Foreign Terrorist Fighters (“FTF Families Initiative”), the Netherlands and the United States, chaired the Third Regional Workshop in Madrid.

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

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

8-9 May 2018

NAIROBI - Kenya - The Nexus between Transnational Organized Crime and Terrorism Initiative (Nexus Initiative) Fourth Regional Meeting was held under the leadership of the Netherlands. 

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

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

7-8 May 2018

BALI - Indonesia - The GCTF Initiative on Addressing the Challenge of Returning Families of Foreign Terrorist Fighters (“FTF Families Initiative”) Second Regional Workshop was co-chaired by the Netherlands and the United States.

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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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