On 4 May 2023, Egypt and the European Union co-chaired the 21st Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Coordinating Committee Meeting, under the auspices of H.E. Sameh Shoukry, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, in Cairo. Over 150 senior counterterrorism and criminal justice officials and practitioners from more than thirty countries discussed future action to counter global terrorism and violent extremism threats. At the meeting, Co-Chairs, Egypt, and the European Union, presented their vision for the strategic direction and objectives of the GCTF during their tenure (2023-2025). Central to this vision is a more action-oriented and responsive Forum, delivering value where it is most needed. Read more »

According to the 2023 Global Terrorism Index, terrorist attacks became more deadly in 2022, killing on average 1.7 people per attack in 2022, compared to 1.3 deaths per attack in 2021. While there has been an overall reduction in the impact of terrorism globally, the African continent continues to be home to violence. Despite considerable efforts, the relative gains achieved through militarized approaches have not managed to stop the spiral of terrorism and violence in the region. The GCTF Co-Chairs, Egypt and the European Union, with the support of the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (CCCPA) and the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ), organized an in-person side event prior to the 21^st GCTF Coordinating Committee Meeting to help bring forth real cases and challenges to the Forum, and work towards a sustainable, comprehensive approach to counterterrorism and the prevention of violent extremism.

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For the first time in three years, the GCTF Co-Chairs Canada and Morocco hosted an in-person GCTF Coordinating Committee Meeting. GCTF Members and close partners came together in New York to review ongoing work, to welcome two new policy toolkits, and to express support for the incoming leadership mandate holders.

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The GCTF Co-Chairs, Canada and Morocco, hosted the Nineteenth GCTF Coordinating Committee Meeting virtually on 6 October 2021. As the Forum marks its tenth anniversary, the GCTF took stock of its progress over the past decade and welcomed a Strategic Vision for the Next Decade.

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The GCTF Co-Chairs, Canada and Morocco, hosted the Eighteenth GCTF Coordinating Committee Meeting in a virtual format on 24 and 25 March 2021.

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The GCTF Co-Chairs, Canada and Morocco, hosted the Seventeenth GCTF Coordinating Committee Meeting in a virtual format on 29 September 2020. The Coordinating Committee took stock of the Forum’s progress since they last met in September 2019.

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NEW YORK - United States -  On the margins of the Tenth GCTF Ministerial Plenary Meeting in New York, Australia, Switzerland and the United Kingdom hosted a side event on the Policy Toolkit on the Zurich-London Recommendations.

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NEW YORK - United States - GCTF Co-Chairs, Morocco and the Netherlands, organized the Sixteenth GCTF Coordinating Committee Meeting in New York on 23 September 2019. 

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MALAGA – Spain – The Fifteenth GCTF Coordinating Committee Meeting was hosted by GCTF Co-Chairs Morocco and the Netherlands on 13-14 March 2019. 

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