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Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund
AbbreviationGCERF
FormationSeptember 2014
Legal statusFoundation
Location
  • Geneva, Switzerland
Official language
English
Key people
Stefano Manservisi(Chair),Carol Bellamy(Former Chair), Dr. Khalid Koser (Executive Director)
Websitewww.gcerf.org

TheGlobal Community Engagement and Resilience Fund(GCERF) is anonprofit foundationbased inGeneva, Switzerland.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]It is the first global effort to support local, community-level initiatives aimed at strengthening resilience againstviolent extremistagendas.[8][9][10][11]

The Guardiandescribed the organization as "The world’s first global counter-terrorism “bank”. "[1]

The foundation was announced by US Secretary of StateJohn Kerryand Turkish Foreign MinisterAhmet Davutogluat the fourthGlobal Counterterrorism ForumMinisterial 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 in Switzerland was signed on 26 May 2015.[8]

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

Partner countries

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Countries receiving assistance are:[12]

  • Albania
  • Bangladesh
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Burkina Faso
  • Kenya
  • Kosovo
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Macedonia
  • Philippines
  • Somalia
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tunisia

Donors

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Donors are:[13]

  • Australia
  • Canada
  • Denmark
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Liechtenstein
  • Morocco
  • European Union
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Norway
  • Qatar
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America

References

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  1. ^abMalik, Shiv (30 October 2014)."Counter-terrorism bank will give cash to combat extremism".The Guardian.ISSN0261-3077.Retrieved5 September2016.
  2. ^"Un Fonds à Genève pour lutter contre le terrorisme"(in French).Tribune de Genève.Archivedfrom the original on 25 October 2016.Retrieved5 September2016.
  3. ^"Stopper le terrorisme à la base"(in French).Tribune de Genève.Archivedfrom the original on 26 January 2016.Retrieved5 September2016.
  4. ^"La lutte contre la dérive radicale: place à l'hyperlocal"(in French).Le Temps.Archivedfrom the original on 26 October 2016.Retrieved5 September2016.
  5. ^"Bangladesh joins GCERF".Banglanews24.com.Archivedfrom the original on 25 October 2016.Retrieved5 September2016.
  6. ^Independent, The."Bangladeshi NGOs to receive funds to fight extremism".The Independent (Bangladesh newspaper).Archivedfrom the original on 19 September 2016.Retrieved5 September2016.
  7. ^"GCERF do ta ndihmojë Kosovën në luftën kundër ekstremizmit të dhunshëm".Telegrafi(in Czech). 2 February 2016.Archivedfrom the original on 26 October 2016.Retrieved5 September2016.
  8. ^ab"GCERF Annual Report"(PDF).GCERF.GCERF. p. 3. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 26 October 2016.Retrieved26 October2016.
  9. ^"GCTF Inspired Institutions".GCTF.Archivedfrom the original on 27 October 2016.Retrieved26 October2016.
  10. ^"Co-Chairs' Fact Sheet: Creating a Global Fund for Community Engagement and Resilience".US Department of State.Archivedfrom the original on 21 January 2017.Retrieved26 October2016.
  11. ^"Creating a Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund"(PDF).The Portal of Swiss Government.Retrieved26 October2016.
  12. ^ab"GCERF Annual Report"(PDF).GCERF.GCERF. p. 13. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 26 October 2016.Retrieved26 October2016.
  13. ^ab"Annual Report".GCERF.Archivedfrom the original on 27 January 2022.Retrieved28 April2022.

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