The Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF), co-chaired by Morocco and Canada, adopted Tuesday, at the Seventeenth meeting of its Coordinating Committee, a Ministerial Declaration conveying a message of unity and commitment against the constant threat posed by terrorism in the current pandemic context.
This Declaration underscores the importance of continued mobilization of the GCTF members to address the global threat of terrorism and recognizes the efforts undertaken by Morocco and Canada, as co-chairs of the Forum, by the co-chairs of the working groups, and by the co-leaders of the Forum initiatives, in order to maintain a positive and active work momentum in the current pandemic context, said on Wednesday a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad.
Holding this meeting was an opportunity for the Forum members to renew their confidence in the co-chairmanship of Morocco and Canada by extending their mandate for an additional year, the same source added.
The GCTF also adopted two good practice documents in the areas of preventing and combating violent extremism that can lead to terrorism, and combating the possible link between terrorism and transnational organized crime.
The Global Counterterrorism Forum was launched in 2011 and it is co-chaired by Morocco since 2016. It is an international forum of 29 countries and the European Union that cooperates with several international, regional and sub-regional organizations, including the United Nations.
The GCTF is structured around five working groups focused on “Countering Violent Extremism”; “Foreign Terrorist Fighters”; “Criminal Justice and the Rule of Law”; “Capacity-building in the East Africa Region” and “Capacity-building in the West Africa Region”.
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