New York – The Speaker of the House Laura Boldrini will be in New York tomorrow, and until Wednesday, to participate in two institutional events at the United Nations, organized by the Interparliamentary Union. Saturday and Sunday there will be the tenth meeting of women Speakers of Parliament, dedicated to implementing strategies to speed up the achievement of gender equality. President Boldrini will speak on Saturday morning, in the session on the theme “Democracy: innovation processes and decision-makers more aware of gender issues”. She will also chair the afternoon session that will focus on how to end violence against women in situations of war. (9colonne)