Nairobi is hosting the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) 23rd Coordinating Committee for four days starting Monday, a global forum to diminish terrorist recruitment and increase countries civilian capabilities in dealing with threats

According to National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) director Rosalind Nyawira, the forum seeks to promote a strategic, long-term approach to prevent and counter terrorism and violent extremist ideologies that underpin it.

On Friday, Nyawira said the GCTF has for over a decade led global efforts to counter terrorism and violent extremism.

“This unique forum accords practitioners from across the world an opportunity to develop and share effective interventions to respond to the complex, dynamic and widespread threat of terrorism and violent extremism,” she said.