"Our work is part of a broader international political dynamic… and we are also making progress," Dutch Foreign Minister and GCTF co-chairman Bert Koenders said.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the GCTF adopted a set of initiatives including a US-led dialogue on countering foreign fighters and violent extremism in Central Asia.
Moreover, the GCTF accepted a Swiss and UK sponsored efforts for governments to counter terrorist appeals online, and a US and Turkish-led initiative to better protect soft targets against terror attacks.
Former GCTF co-chairs Turkey and the United States also celebrated the pending launch of the International Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism Capacity-Building Clearinghouse Mechanism (ICCM).
The mechanism is a database containing unclassified, civilian-led programs, which allows nations and donors to identify gaps in counterterrorism programs that could be exploited by bad actors.
The ICCM is undergoing its pilot periods in October 2017 in Kenya, Nigeria and Tunisia.
Throughout the GCTF ministerial meeting, nations emphasized their commitment to provide resources to the UN-sponsored, grouping comprised of 30 partner nations to better coordinate international effort to combat terrorism.
