The Department of Electoral Observation and Cooperation (DECO) of the Organization of American States (OAS) convened a briefing in Washington on its activities in 2025 and those planned for 2026, which was attended by both member countries and Observers.     In 2025, the OAS organized 12 election monitoring missions in 9 countries (Belize, Bolivia, Ecuador, Jamaica, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Suriname, and St. Lucia), which involved 579 experts and observers (of whom 302 were women, or 52