On April 17, the Permanent Mission of Nepal and the Starling Institute co-convened a retreat for LDC ambassadors and experts at the Tarrytown House Estate on the Hudson, New York. With less than three months remaining before the conference in Seville, this retreat came at a crucial time and provided LDCs a dedicated space to clarify their collective development finance priorities and strategize how best to achieve them within the context of the ongoing negotiations. We were joined by 50 participants, including representatives of 50 percent of all LDCs as well as leaders from the FfD Office and OHRLLS.