Natascha Zupan is Director of the Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt). For 20 years, she is working on linkages between peacebuilding and development with a specific focus on the Middle East and former Yugoslav countries, dealing with the past and transitional justice as well as Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships. Natascha studied Middle Eastern Studies and History. After short term assignments with peace building organisations in Palestine and Macedonia, she worked for KOFF/swisspeace and the Swiss Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, supporting the design and implementation of Switzerland’s regional peace building program in the Western Balkans.