Informal, apolitical, multilateral
#counterterrorism
platform that develops tools for policymakers & practitioners & provides a space for global
#dialogue
.
The Twelfth
#theGCTF
Ministerial Plenary Meeting provided an opportunity for GCTF Members & close partners to underline their commitment to & ongoing support for this informal, apolitical
#multilateral
#counterterrorism
platform.
👋 from Senegal! A gendered approach to
#PCVE
&
#counterterrorism
is the focus of the first in-person
#theGCTF
activity since the pandemic began.
Hosted by West & East Africa Working Group Co-Chairs Algeria 🇩🇿 & Germany 🇩🇪 & Egypt 🇪🇬 & the EU 🇪🇺 w. support from UNODC & EU FPI.
Today
#theGCTF
celebrates its 10th anniversary! Ten years of sharing experience & expertise, producing practical resources & working with committed partners.
Here's to another decade of working towards our objectives.
Read our founding documents 📄:
As
#theGCTF
celebrates its first decade, the 11th Ministerial Plenary recommitted to international
#counterterrorism
cooperation, endorsed a strategic vision & three new framework documents & welcomed a new toolkit.
Read the Ministerial Statement here:
#theGCTF
19th Coordinating Committee took stock of progress & reflected on a decade of challenges & successes. GCTF Members will continue to build on our spirit of consensus to foster global dialogue & to develop practical
#CT
#PCVE
resources together with our partners.
The HL Conference provides a platform for Member States,
@UN
entities, intl & regional organizations, civil society & the private sector to exchange experiences & explore further cooperation on key
#CounterTerrorism
priorities
🎥
👉
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#theGCTF
#FTF
Working Group Co-Chairs Jordan 🇯🇴 & the U.S. 🇺🇸 are kicking off a series of workshops to promote
#theGCTF
Good Practices for Interdicting Terrorist Travel. The maritime domain is one area where these recommendations can be put to practical use.
#theGCTF
#FTF
Working Group Co-Chairs Jordan 🇯🇴 &
@StateDeptCT
🇺🇸 w. support of
@TMCAsser
are holding two virtual sessions on the practical use of
#theGCTF
CT Watchlisting Toolkit in the maritime environment.
Learn more about this
#theGCTF
Toolkit:
Welcome to our 🎉 1000 🎉 followers!
We’re so glad you’ve joined us as we build our Twitter presence. Thank you to
#theGCTF
community for supporting & sharing our outputs & resources.
Our collective work continues.
#Counterterrorism
#PCVE
#ViolentExtremism
1/2 After several years of exclusively virtual interactions
#theGCTF
came together in person for its 20th Coordinating Committee meeting to review the work undertaken over the past year, to consider ongoing work & to underline its close partnerships.
Thank you
@FauziyaAAli
for moderating
@theGCTF
side events held on the margins of the 21st GCTF Coordinating Committee Meeting. Strengthening collaboration and coordination between all our members and partners is essential.
Had the pleasure this week of moderating the EU/Egypt event on P/CVE and Criminal Justice reform cohosted in partnership with
@CairoPeaceKeep
and
@iijmalta
. The panels had great discussants who brought out the need for strengthening coordination btwn partners.
.
@dfat
&
@MoFA_Indonesia
w. support
@theGCERF
organized the second workshop on funding & enabling
#PCVE
activities at the community level to exchange ideas & experiences from different perspectives.
Read more here:
#theGCTF
Co-Chairs 🇨🇦 🇲🇦 &
#theGCTF
AU are preparing for a busy week of activities. We're getting together in person for the first time in three years. There is a lot to do, including checking on the room set up & briefing colleagues. Here's a peek behind the scenes...
We've launched
#theGCTF
Partner Resources tab on our website! It's a section dedicated to highlighting public
#CT
&
#PCVE
resources developed by our global community of partners & available in one or more of our working languages.
Check it out:
Fun fact! Did you know that
#theGCTF
was founded almost ten years ago? 🎉
If you want to learn more 🔎 about our outputs over the past decade, click here:
Thanks for the warm welcome to the Twitterverse!
We launched in 2011 as an informal, apolitical, multilateral
#counterterrorism
platform. We’re small, nimble, inclusive, & consensus-based. We try to stay ahead of the curve.
#theGCTF
#contreterrorisme
#مكافحة_الإرهاب
#terrorism
From ICT to energy, schools to shops – public and private infrastructure have become vulnerable to terrorist attacks. We partnered with
@UN_OCT
to discuss this in more detail at the recent briefing event (1/2)
#VulnerableTargets
#CounterTerrorism
This week, GCTF members will engage with practitioners from
#WestAfrica
🌍on the region's challenges & the most pressing needs to tackle the rehabilitation & social reintegration of
#FTFs
and their family members (5/5) 👉Website:
@MfaEgypt
@eu_eeas
Consultations on Ensuring Implementation of
#CFT
Measures while Safeguarding Civic Space continue. Today we discussed 💬 the good practices collected through the workshop series.
Led by
@DutchMFA
🇳🇱
@Marocdiplo_EN
🇲🇦 &
@UN_OCT
🇺🇳 with
#theGCTF
implementer
@GlobalCtr
The 21st GCTF Coordinating Committee Meeting has come to a successful close. The Co-Chairs highlighted the Strategic Priorities for a more inclusive, action-oriented GCTF. Read their statement!
@MfaEgypt
@eu_eeas
👉
Established in 2011 by 30 Members, the GCTF is an informal, apolitical, multilateral counterterrorism (CT) platform to strengthen international efforts in CT & preventing and countering violent extremism conducive to terrorism(1/5)
@MfaEgypt
@eu_eeas
Participants from West Africa &
#theGCTF
partner organizations wrapped up two days of productive discussions on challenges to national, regional & international police cooperation.
West Africa Working Group
@GermanyDiplo
@Algeria_MFA
Partners
@UNODC_WCAfrica
@iijmalta
In
#Mali
,
#theGCTF
Inspired Institution
@theGCERF
supports the creation of community structures to resolve conflicts, generates economic opportunities through cooperatives, & works on the reintegration & socialization of prisoners.
Read the success story:
#theGCTF
AU maximized its time
@iijmalta
to meet w. IIJ colleagues &
#theGCTF
member representatives. The Forum’s strength lies in innovative, flexible partnerships. This collaborative approach fosters the promotion & practical use of GCTF outputs & widens the Forum's impact.
#theGCTF
&
@iijmalta
relationship = regular cooperation & coordination. That's why
#theGCTF
AU is at the IIJ Governing Board of Administrators Mid-Year Meeting to present on the GCTF Strategic Vision for the Next Decade & the Forum's liaison & outreach activities more broadly.
Our first newsletter of the year 2022 is out & it has a new name. The January GCTF Insight features updates about
#theGCTF
visual identity 👁️ new podcasts 🎙️ & success stories 💡.
Read the Forum's updates and subscribe here:
🗞️
Understanding the role of local communities in
#PCVE
is a priority for
#theGCTF
CVE Working Group.
@dfat
🇦🇺 &
@MoFA_Indonesia
🇮🇩 hosted a 3rd workshop in New York on funding and implementing community-level
#PCVE
with support from
@theGCERF
Albeit an overall reduction in the impact of terrorism globally,
#Africa
continues to be home to violence. The
#Sahel
alone accounts for more terrorism deaths in 2022 than both
#SouthAsia
and the Middle East and North Africa (
#MENA
) combined. (2/5)
#CounterTerrorism
#PCVE
Collective dialogue and information exchange are essential to building capacity and strengthening good practices tailored to local contexts and human security perspectives. (2/3)
#PCVE
#Counterterrorism
#FTF
🚨
#theGCTF
Administrative Unit is looking for an Initiative Coordinator. Interested in counterterrorism-related project management in a multilateral context? Eligible to live & work in the Netherlands?
Apply by Friday 7 January 2022 at noon (CET):
Read how
@theGCERF
supports mother & child returnees from
#Syria
to
#Albania
. Each return triggers a unique response. Through local organizations, they provide housing, educational & medical needs to facilitate the transition back into society.
Today
#theGCTF
Admin Unit &
@Hedayah_CVE
@iijmalta
@theGCERF
met for the second time to talk about joint communications & outreach efforts. We have regular calls to discuss how we can better highlight our partnerships with these
#theGCTF
Inspired Institutions.
For the Initiative,
@Hedayah_CVE
will be instrumental in delivering essential materials: a research brief, a toolkit and a ‘Training of Trainers’ curriculum to provide the necessary tools to support local
#capacitybuilding
. (4/4)
#PCVE
#Education
👀
#theGCTF
#REMVE
Toolkit Initiative Leads
@CTStateDept
@NorwayMFA
&
@iijmalta
organized a side event in
#NYC
to explore using the criminal justice tools to counter REMVE. Participants learned about tools to enhance their understanding of REMVE & develop responses to this threat.
To support capacity building, the GCTF CVE WG Co-Chairs launched two documents at the 22nd Coordinating Committee Meeting: the NLC Toolkit and the Framework Document
@dfat
@IndonesiaMFA
@theGCERF
@Strong_Cities
👉
👉
#theGCTF
West Africa Working Group
@Algeria_MFA
&
@GermanyDiplo
w. support
@UNODC_WCAfrica
kicked off a 2-day workshop on Addressing Violent Extremism Conducive to Terrorism by Targeting Narratives, Mindsets & Behavior with a key question: what needs to be done on the ground?
Inspiring words during the fifth workshop of the CVE Working Group:
“If they are passionate to die for their cause, we should be more passionate to live to counter theirs.” – Janin Gamao
Read:
@dfat
@MoFA_Indonesia
@theGCERF
#quoteoftheday
#PCVE
This week we reached 2000 followers!
Thank you for your continued interest in the GCTF and the forum's mission.
We couldn't have achieved this without you!
Meet
#theGCTF
implementers!
@GlobalCtr
advances inclusive,
#HumanRights
-based policies, partnerships & practices to address
#ViolentExtremism
. They are an ideal partner to help develop a
#CVE
Gender Policy Toolkit.
Learn more about the Global Center:
.
@theGCERF
carried out a program in Lanao del Sur in the
#Philippines
using
#theGCTF
good practices to engage & empower socially excluded
#youth
.
Read about a young woman who participated in the program:
2/2 Officials, INGOs, private sector reps & academia came together to explore how African states can leverage innovative technological solutions to enhance regional maritime security.
Led by Jordan &
@StateDeptCT
w. support
@TMCAsser
&
@issafrica
Would you like to play a GCTF game? We’ve got a great one!
It uses
#theGCTF
outputs as the building blocks. Players must select & combine tiles to solve different scenarios & situations related to countering terrorism &
#PCVE
.
Check it out:
GCTF members engaged with practitioners from
#Africa
on the challenges facing the region and the most pressing needs to tackle the rehabilitation and social reintegration of former fighters and their family members (4/5)
#CounterTerrorism
#PCVE
.
@iijmalta
is working w. West & East Africa criminal justice practitioners to strengthen
#criminaljustice
responses to the linkages between terrorism & core international crimes. This training puts into practice
#theGCTF
resources.
Read more:
The monthly GCTF Insight is out! 📰
#theGCTF
hosted its second in-person activity & two virtual ones. Our partners also have news, success stories & vacancies.
If you missed the latest edition, click here to stay informed:
🎉
#theGCTF
CJ-ROL Working Group led by
@SwissMFA
🇨🇭 &
@NigeriaMFA
🇳🇬 is reviewing 5 years of activities & achievements.
Explore the good practices & recommendations elaborated under the CJ-ROL WG here:
That's a wrap on the 2nd
#theGCTF
#REMVE
Toolkit workshop! The series of discussions among policymakers & practitioners will inform this practical tool. It will include technical, concrete recommendations on how states can approach REMVE & REMVE-related challenges.
@StateDeptCT
📣
@iijmalta
launched a Criminal Justice Practitioner’s
#REMVE
Guide. It highlights practical recommendations for building on existing tools & approaches, including
#theGCTF
good practices. It also explores potential for new strategies.
Take a look:
Our African-focused working groups enable dialogue on current & emerging threats and community members' critical role in
#PCVE
and criminal justice responses, emphasising the role of
#women
and
#youth
as community leaders (3/3)
👉
@eu_eeas
@MfaEgypt
We are adding interactive content! This
#theGCTF
infographic explains the role of psychologists & psychology in rehabilitation & reintegration programs. It contains responsive elements that highlight important aspects of the deradicalization process.