On 18 and 19 March 2024, 148 delegates met in Malmö for the 2nd Nordic Conference on MHPSS in Fragile and Humanitarian Settings. The delegates represented more than 75 actors across governments, civil society, UN agencies, academia, private foundations, institutional and government donors and youth organisations. The delegates shared and exchanged ideas, formed partnerships and inspired new ways of working to achieve their common goals and leveraging their shared values as a region.

On 17 March 2024, 14 youth delegates met in Malmö for a preparatory youth conference for the 2nd Nordic Conference on MHPSS in Fragile and Humanitarian Settings. The delegates represented the Nordic countries via various organisations and academia. The delegates shared their ideas while highlighting the need to include youth in the work of MHPSS.

The results of the first Nordic Conference (Copenhagen, 2022) on MHPSS in Fragile and Humanitarian settings were the creation of the Nordic network on MHPSS, agreements to endorse the 2022 Copenhagen Declaration on MHPSS in Fragile and Humanitarian Settings, and the 2022- 2030 Copenhagen Road Map. The Road Map is intended to be a living document, reassessed and updated every other year in relation to evolving needs and realities identified by Nordic MHPSS network members and stakeholders.

The 2nd Conference resulted in open pledges of the Road map, updating the recommendations based on the Networks members and stakeholders. This open pledge provides examples of potential statements and clauses that might be used to promote mental health and psychosocial support in fragile and humanitarian settings. The preparatory youth conference resulted in the launch of The Nordic Youth Network. The Youth Network will collaborate with the Nordic MHPSS Network by offering a platform for young individuals to voice their perspectives and experiences, and actively participate in the work of the Road Map.