Global Counterterrorism Forum

Informal, apolitical, multilateral #counterterrorism platform that develops tools for policymakers & practitioners & provides a space for global #dialogue.

[Global Counterterrorism Forum @theGCTF]

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[Global Counterterrorism Forum @theGCTF]

The Madrid Declaration on #VictimsOfTerrorism reflects the GCTF’s commitment to supporting and protecting victims in the aftermath of terrorist attacks.
👉Read the Declaration to learn more: https://t.co/KsW2ST4EWt

[GCERF @theGCERF]

Radicalisation does not always look like what we expect.

It can start in a gaming community. A closed chat. An algorithm nudging someone deeper down a rabbit hole. A search for belonging or answers.

Online spaces are reshaping how extremist ideas spread - and radicalisation itself is evolving, from accelerationism to incel subcultures to nihilistic violence.

So what does effective prevention look like?

📄 Read GCERF's overview on online radicalisation here: https://t.co/fGQPpND00F

👉 Go deeper: join our GCOP on Online Radicalisation, Sept 3rd.

🔗 Register here: https://t.co/DZJ7Eb4QAI

@EU_Commission @EU_FPI @EUPreventionHub @CenterCve @dfat @CanadaFP @MFAKOSOVO @EU_Commission @francediplo @DanishMFA @ItalyMFA_int @Utrikesdep @MFA_Lu @GermanyDiplo @NorwayMFA @MofaQatar_EN @EDA_DFAE @GCERF_ED @stefanomanservi

[Hedayah @Hedayah_CVE]

📢 Save the Date | Hedayah International Research Conference 2026 (RC26)

Hedayah is pleased to announce that the International Research Conference 2026 (RC26) will take place from 26 to 28 October 2026 in Valletta, Malta.

Hosted by Hedayah in partnership with @iijmalta, RC26 will convene policymakers, practitioners, and researchers from around the world to explore the latest research, evidence, and emerging approaches to countering extremism and violent extremism.

Through cross-disciplinary dialogue and knowledge exchange, the conference will provide a platform to connect research with practice, strengthen partnerships, and advance innovative solutions to evolving challenges.

📍 Valletta, Malta
📅 26-28 October 2026

Registration details will be shared soon.

📩 To stay informed about RC26 and other Hedayah events, research, and program updates, subscribe to our mailing list: https://t.co/TlZH0UqZkU

For partnership opportunities, speaker enquiries, or further information, please contact [email protected].

#RC26 #Hedayah #ResearchConference #PCEVE #PreventingExtremism #CounteringExtremism #ResearchToPractice

[Global Counterterrorism Forum @theGCTF]

15 Years of Multilateral #Counterterrorism Contributions
15 Years of Expert and #ResourceMobilization
15 Years of #CapacityBuilding

👉Learn more about the GCTF’s impact on countering the threat of terrorism worldwide: https://t.co/RMB4cTMwmU

[Global Counterterrorism Forum @theGCTF]

The Doha Plan of Action for Community-Oriented Policing (COP) in a #CounteringViolentExtremism #CVE Context outlines bilateral and multilateral activities related to law-based COP initiatives for decision-makers and practitioners to implement.
#ResourceRefresh
👉https://t.co/cFCdfRKDS7

[GCERF @theGCERF]

💡We talk about conflict ending. We rarely talk about what comes next. What if a podcast did?

Through "Turning Points", GCERF's podcast series on rehabilitation and reintegration, we hear from those working on the ground:

A practitioner navigating reintegration efforts in Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
A programme manager supporting families as they prepare to leave displacement camps.
A psychologist exploring why building trust is central to healing.
A human rights lawyer examining the legal challenges behind return and reintegration.

Their conversations trace the full journey: from displacement, to trust, to belonging.

🎙️ All 4 episodes of Turning Points are now available on our website. And more to come - Stay tuned.

👉 Listen here: https://t.co/XJElT9eWq1

@CenterCve @dfat @CanadaFP @MFAKOSOVO @EU_Commission @francediplo @DanishMFA @ItalyMFA_int @Utrikesdep @MFA_Lu @GermanyDiplo @NorwayMFA @MofaQatar_EN @EDA_DFAE @GCERF_ED @stefanomanservi

[The IIJ @iijmalta]

📍Nairobi, 🇰🇪- The IIJ CT PHARE Team with the support of the European Union @EU_FPI is convening a two-day joint Awareness Raising Activity on Strengthening National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) Engagement on Counter-Terrorism Oversight in Africa with @NANHRI40 & @article19eafric .

This activity focuses on turning @theGCTF’s Brussels Memorandum into practical action within the African context, exploring key areas such as emergency laws, special courts, and the oversight role of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs). 1/3

[The IIJ @iijmalta]

Today, the IIJ launched the Initiative to Strengthen Women's Participation and Leadership in Counter-Terrorism, supported by the 🇪🇺 European Commission's Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI). The opening brought together experts and practitioners and featured remarks by Mr. Alessandro Coassin, (TBC), Programme Manager at the EU FPI, and Mr. Paul Madden, Project Lead at the IIJ. 1/3

[Global Counterterrorism Forum @theGCTF]

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[Hedayah @Hedayah_CVE]

H.E. Maqsoud Kruse, the Chairman of the International Steering Board, welcomed H.E. Christopher Thornley, Chargé d’Affaires, and Adam Al-Khafaji, Second Secretary, from the Embassy of Canada to the UAE for a productive discussion on our shared commitment to preventing and countering extremism and violent extremism (P/CEVE).

As Hedayah's longstanding friendship with Canada as both a Hedayah International Steering Board member and a delivery partner continues to grow, today's meeting provided an opportunity to reflect on our shared progress and future collaboration.

Since launching the latest iteration of our delivery partnership with Global Affairs Canada (@GAC_Corporate ) in 2025, through the “Strategic Communications and Alternative and Counter-narrative Campaigns in Tunisia” program kindly funded by GAC, Hedayah has been working with Tunisia’s National Counter Terrorism Commission (@cnlct), relevant Ministries, civil society actors, and religious and community actors, to effectively address and mitigate behaviours that increase vulnerability to extremism and violent extremism, while countering the dissemination of extremist and violent extremist propaganda perpetrated by extremist and violent extremist groups.

Together, we look forward to continuing this important work through 2027, supporting locally led approaches that strengthen national capacity, empower credible voices and foster more resilient communities.

#Hedayah #Canada #Partnership #PVE #PCVE #Tunisia #UAE #StrategicCommunications

[GCERF @theGCERF]

🌍 The Nairobi Toolkit on Climate Change and Violent Extremism is now making its way through spaces where policy is shaped.

Last week, GCERF brought it to UN Counter-Terrorism Week in New York, presenting it as a practical resource for an urgent challenge: the nexus between climate change and violent extremism.

💬GCERF's Head of Performance and Impact, @AndreAR1025, Ph.D. underlined: "Climate change is a threat multiplier, worsening the very conditions violent extremist groups exploit to recruit and radicalize."

As @GCERF_ED highlighted, ignoring this nexus doesn't just slow prevention — it undermines the sustainability of climate action itself.

These aren't abstract risks. In Iraq and Mali, communities are living them now. Watch people on the frontlines describe what this looks like, in their own words 👇
https://t.co/dsWLl7rhhL

The toolkit was developed by GCERF as an implementing partner of the @theGCTF Initiative on Addressing the Nexus Between Climate Change and Violent Extremism, co-led by Germany and Kenya.

🔗 Explore the Nairobi Toolkit: https://t.co/UTdhSuH0vm

@AuswaertigesAmt @GovtOfKenya @UN_OCT @PalazzoloKatya

[Global Counterterrorism Forum @theGCTF]

📢The latest from the GCTF Insights newsletter:

- 26th Coordinating Committee Meeting + Side Events
- Launch of new GCTF Toolkit + Initiative
- EAWG + WAWG Activities
- Partner Updates

📰Read the latest edition: https://t.co/Tx81rkgd31

[GCERF @theGCERF]

🌍 Droughts. Floods. Displacement. When climate pressures destabilise communities, violent extremist groups move in - recruiting, fundraising, and exploiting the instability left behind.

The @theGCTF Nairobi Toolkit on Addressing the Nexus Between Climate Change and Violent Extremism Conducive to Terrorism is officially out.

🤝 Co-led by Germany and Kenya and developed by GCERF as implementing partner, the toolkit gives governments and practitioners concrete recommendations to tackle both crises together.

What's inside:

• A framework mapping 5 pathways linking climate change and violent extremism
• 25 actionable recommendations across prevention, security, development and climate sectors
• Guidance for whole-of-government and whole-of-society approaches in fragile, climate-affected settings
• Case studies from the Sahel, Horn of Africa, Southeast Asia, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and Europe

💐 Thank you to all workshop participants, partners, and to @AndreAR1025, Head of Performance and Impact at GCERF, for steering this important work.

Explore the toolkit: https://t.co/zAqYPJpYWL...

@AuswaertigesAmt @MahintanaFdn @AidGateOrg @DeemYemen @ICCG_TUNIS @WEP_Nigeria @stefanomanservi @GCERF_ED @PalazzoloKatya

[Global Counterterrorism Forum @theGCTF]

The 26th GCTF #CoordinatingCommittee Meeting marks 15 years of achievement and impact.

🇪🇺@EU_EEAS 🇪🇬@MFAEgypt

#GCTF26CC #Counterterrorism

👉Web article: https://t.co/FsHmWijVCQ

[Global Counterterrorism Forum @theGCTF]

New GCTF #Toolkit – supported by @theGCERF under the mandate of #ClimateChangeAndVE Leads 🇩🇪@GermanyDiplo + 🇰🇪@NCTC_Kenya – helps policymakers and practitioners address the nexus between peace, security, and climate change.

👉https://t.co/jNINKrqAUo

[Australia's Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism @AusAmbCT]

Productive @theGCTF Coordinating Committee meeting today. Together with @Kemlu_RI I provided an update on the excellent work of the CVE Working Group, and discussed responses to emerging threats accelerating the spread of harmful ideologies #PCVE #counterterrrorism

[Global Counterterrorism Forum @theGCTF]

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#PressRelease: Global Counterterrorism Forum marks 15th anniversary, launches new resource and Initiative

#GCTF26CC #Counterterrorism

👉Press release: https://t.co/SqcYtgVYWg

[Global Counterterrorism Forum @theGCTF]

.@theGCERF and #theGCTF continue to partner on key priorities including rehabilitation, reintegration, community resilience, and prevention capacities before vulnerabilities become more deeply entrenched.

#GCTF26CC #Counterterrorism #GCTFInspiredInstitutions

👉https://t.co/djkSesj2Cn

[Global Counterterrorism Forum @theGCTF]

.@UN_OCT – representing the UN Global Counterterrorism Coordination Compact – continues to spearhead UN counterterrorism efforts anchored in the rule of law, human rights, and gender quality, cooperating with #theGCTF on shared priorities.

#GCTF26CC #Counterterrorism

👉https://t.co/n2IeZv6ku5