The work of of the Coordinating Forum to Fight Terrorism opened in Rabat

The work of the 5th meeting of the Coordinating Committee of the Global Forum to Fight Against Terrorism ( GCTF ) were opened on Wednesday in Rabat, with the participation of thirty members of the Forum and many partners and representatives of organizations regional and international .
This meeting, two days will be an opportunity for participants to put the item on the impact and priorities of the Forum , as well as areas of interest which they can add value .
Co-chaired by the United States and Turkey, the Global Forum on Fighting Against Terrorism ( GCTF ) is an informal multilateral platform fight against terrorism that aims to identify the needs in this regard , by mobilizing the expertise and resources to meet these needs and strengthen global cooperation.
Launched by the foreign ministers of 30 countries met in New York in September 2011 on the sidelines of the General Assembly of the United Nations , this platform aims directed towards an integrated and inclusive work promoting international, regional and sub-regional .
The meeting was marked by the participation of the Assistant Secretary-General Jean- Paul Laborde , executive director of the Committee against Terrorism of the UN , which participates in the ” work and the various debates on the recent activities of the working groups GCTF , good practices identified in certain areas and the development of cooperation with international organizations .”
First country visited by the UN Committee against Terrorism in 2005 , Morocco has chaired this Committee between 2012 and 2013. A follow-up visit was also organized in 2013. Also, do you recall , the Executive Directorate of the Counter – terrorism, the Task Force ( CTITF ) and the Centre against terrorism ( UNCCT ) organized in partnership with Morocco, Rabat Conference on Cooperation field of border control in the Sahel and the Maghreb, in March 2013.
The conference, which brought together 11 countries, including the Maghreb countries , has led to the launch of an important series of concrete actions and projects monitoring and technical assistance in the region .