Matilda Flemming leads Search for Common Ground's European Affairs team, where she ensures strong relationships between Search and the European Union, European Governments, NGOs, and other partners. She is a member of the UN Advisory Group of Experts for the Progress Study on Youth. Before joining Search, Matilda worked for the European Women’s Lobby – the largest umbrella organization of women's association in Europe – on their campaigns to strengthen the role of women in decision-making. Until April 2016, Matilda coordinated the United Network of Young Peacebuilders (UNOY), a global network of 70 youth peace organizations in 45 countries, where she led the civil society campaign for Security Council Resolution 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security – inspired by SCR 1325. She was also the co-chair of the UN Inter-Agency Network on Youth Development’s Working Group on Youth and Peacebuilding and a member of the Council of Europe's Advisory Council on Youth. Matilda is from Finland and holds a master’s in Development Studies from the International Institute of Social Studies in The Hague.