The Conflict Prevention and Resolution Forum, organised by Search for Common Ground and 3P Human Security in Washington D.C., dedicated its meeting on 8 May 2012 to the topic of ‘Human Security in Practice’. Panellists described how the United Nations, the U.S. Government, and civil society organisations are operationalising human security in diverse contexts and discussed different approaches and common understandings on the application of human security. Mr. Yukio Takasu, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on human security (SASG), joined a panel of distinguished speakers including Mary Kaldor, Director, Civil Society and Human Security Research Unit at the London School of Economics; Sean McFate, Assistant Professor, Department of International Security Studies at the National Defense University; and William Tsuma, Programme Manager, Preventive Action and Human Security at Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC). In the afternoon, a roundtable discussion hosted by Connect U.S. and moderated by 3P Human Security, brought together stakeholders working in the U.S. Government, the United Nations, the European Union, the World Bank and civil society organisations. Participants shared views on the application of human security, civilian security, civilian protection and related terms with a view to identifying shared principles and clarifying the use of these concepts in diverse contexts.