ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl kəmˈɪtmənt tə ðə ɡɹˈeɪt ˈeɪps wʌz ɹˌiːɐfˈɜːmd æɾ ɐn ˌɪntɚɡˌʌvɚnmˈɛntəl mˈiːɾɪŋ ˌɔn ɡɹˈeɪt ˈeɪps ænd ðə fˈɜːst ɡɹˈæsp kˈaʊnsəl mˈiːɾɪŋ hˈɛld ɪnðə dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ʌvðə kˈɑːŋɡoʊ ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, wˌɛɹ ðə kɪnʃˈɑːsə dˌɛklɚɹˈeɪʃən ˌɔn ɡɹˈeɪt ˈeɪps wʌz ɐdˈɑːptᵻd baɪ mˈoːɹ ðɐn sˈɛvənti sˈɪɡnətˌoːɹiz.
International commitment to the great apes was reaffirmed at an Intergovernmental Meeting on great apes and the first GRASP Council Meeting held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in September 2005, where the Kinshasa Declaration on Great Apes was adopted by more than 70 signatories.