Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund explained

Formation:September 2014
Status:Foundation
Language:English
Key People:Stefano Manservisi (Chair), Carol Bellamy (Former Chair), Dr. Khalid Koser (Executive Director)
Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund
Abbreviation:GCERF
Location:Geneva, Switzerland
Website:www.gcerf.org

The Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) is a nonprofit foundation based in Geneva, Switzerland.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] It is the first global effort to support local, community-level initiatives aimed at strengthening resilience against violent extremist agendas.[8] [9] [10] [11]

The Guardian described the organization as "The world’s first global counter-terrorism “bank”."

The foundation was announced by US Secretary of State John Kerry and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu at the fourth Global Counterterrorism Forum Ministerial in New York, on 27 September 2013. On 9 September 2014, the foundation was officially established.[12] A Headquarters Agreement conferring to GCERF the status of an international organisation inSwitzerland was signed on 26 May 2015.

Nineteen donors and the private sector have contributed more than USD 100 million for GCERF programming.[13]

Partner countries

Countries receiving assistance are:

Donors

Donors are:

Notes and References

  1. News: Counter-terrorism bank will give cash to combat extremism. Malik. Shiv. 2014-10-30. The Guardian. en-GB. 0261-3077. 2016-09-05.
  2. Web site: Un Fonds à Genève pour lutter contre le terrorisme. Tribune de Genève. fr. 2016-09-05. 25 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161025235645/http://www.tdg.ch/suisse/Un-Fonds-a-Geneve-pour-lutter-contre-le-terrorisme/story/30828747. live.
  3. Web site: Stopper le terrorisme à la base. Tribune de Genève. fr. 2016-09-05. 26 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160126024306/http://www.tdg.ch/monde/stopper-terrorisme-base/story/19044853. live.
  4. Web site: La lutte contre la dérive radicale: place à l’hyperlocal. Le Temps. fr. 2016-09-05. 26 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161026000346/https://www.letemps.ch/2016/04/07/lutte-contre-derive-radicale-place-hyperlocal. live.
  5. Web site: Bangladesh joins GCERF. Banglanews24.com. 2016-09-05. 25 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161025235229/http://www.banglanews24.com/national/article/31602/Bangladesh-joins-GCERF. live.
  6. Web site: Bangladeshi NGOs to receive funds to fight extremism. Independent. The. The Independent (Bangladesh newspaper). 2016-09-05. 19 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160919083150/http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/53062. live.
  7. Web site: GCERF do ta ndihmojë Kosovën në luftën kundër ekstremizmit të dhunshëm. 2016-02-02. Telegrafi. cs. 2016-09-05. 26 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161026002736/http://telegrafi.com/gcerf-do-ta-ndihmoje-kosoven-ne-luften-kunder-ekstremizmit-te-dhunshem/. live.
  8. Web site: GCERF Annual Report. GCERF. GCERF. 26 October 2016. 3. 26 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161026165123/http://www.gcerf.org/wp-content/uploads/GCERF-ANNUAL-REPORT-2015.pdf. dead.
  9. Web site: GCTF Inspired Institutions. GCTF. 26 October 2016. 27 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161027054757/https://www.thegctf.org/About-us/Partners-and-Outreach. live.
  10. Web site: Co-Chairs' Fact Sheet: Creating a Global Fund for Community Engagement and Resilience. US Department of State. 26 October 2016. 21 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170121131853/https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2014/02/221903.htm. live.
  11. Web site: Creating a Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund. The Portal of Swiss Government. 26 October 2016.
  12. Web site: GCERF Annual Report. GCERF. GCERF. 26 October 2016. 13. 26 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161026165123/http://www.gcerf.org/wp-content/uploads/GCERF-ANNUAL-REPORT-2015.pdf. dead.
  13. Web site: Annual Report. GCERF. 28 April 2022. 27 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220127031140/https://www.gcerf.org/annual-report-2020-english/. live.

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