Natascha Cerny currently runs the Secretariat of the international NGO-network ‘Civic Solidarity Platform’ (CSP) active in the framework and regions of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

Under the Swiss (2014), Serbian (2015), German (2016), Austrian (2017) as well as Italian (2018) OSCE Chairmanships, she has been active in strengthening the role of civil society and is interested in promoting dialogue between human rights defenders and peacebuilders in the light of conflict prevention, conflict transformation as well as post-conflict rehabilitation.
She has a background in Oriental and African studies, legal studies and in civilian peacebuilding.