There are currently five Working Groups, three of which are thematic (Countering Violent Extremism; Foreign Terrorist Fighters; and Criminal Justice and the Rule of Law) and two which are focused on regional capacity-building (Capacity-building in the East Africa Region and Capacity-building in the West Africa Region).
Activities
All Working Groups seek to identify relevant civilian counterterrorism challenges and capacity gaps or needs; consider activities to address these gaps or needs; and mobilize political will, financial resources, and expertise to implement those activities.
GCTF Working Groups
In September 2017, GCTF Members decided that the activities of the former GCTF Detention and Reintegration (DR) Working Group would be integrated into the three thematic GCTF Working Groups. The GCTF DR Working Group was active between 2014 and September 2017.