GCTF Framework Documents


Through its Working Groups and Initiatives, the GCTF develops Framework Documents (e.g., good practices, recommendations, etc.) and more technical tools and manuals for use by policymakers and practitioners around the globe.  

These GCTF resources are developed through a series of activities such as workshops and expert meetings and by seeking written comments. The Forum regularly invites the three GCTF Inspired Institutions, United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact entities, and other non-member countries and organizations, including regional and sub-regional organizations, academic experts, and civil society representatives, to participate in the development of GCTF resources.

A draft GCTF Framework Document is subject to one or more comment periods. Input from non-members can be sought through workshops and review meetings, and during comment periods.

Review and endorsement by the Forum’s Members is the final stage for a GCTF Framework Document.

Interactive content—videos, podcasts and infographics—for a number of Framework Documents can be found here

Countering Violent Extremism 

Oversight and Accountability in Counterterrorism

Criminal Justice and Rule of Law

Detention and Reintegration

Foreign Terrorist Fighters

CFT CSO Initiative

Soft Targets Initiative 

Supporting Victims of Terrorism

Preventing and Denying the Benefits of Kidnapping for Ransom 

Border Security and Interdicting Terrorist Travel 

The Nexus between Transnational Organized Crime and Terrorism

Countering Unmanned Aerial System Threats

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