if we close the gaps we fulfil a moral obligation to uphold human rights and we will all reap the benefits of a more equal world it will be more just stable prosperous and sustainable one that we will want to leave to future generations among these are measures to realize reproductive rights and gender equality with a particular and urgent emphasis on reaching people ranked among the poorest per cent the furthest behind the agenda for sustainable development offers a foundation to guide progress as do other core international commitments such as the programme of action of the international conference on population and development which guides the work of unfpa