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"Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-tariff_barriers_to_trade

This article needs a few improvements that will help to enhance user experience. While everything in the article is relevant to the topic, there needs to be some organization changes to make the page more visually appealing and easier to read. Also, the "History" section could use more information and citations. The leader section could be improved in length and quality as well as making the "Types of Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade" and "Examples of Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade" in permanent list form. The bibliography section needs to have reference page numbers added and need sufficient bibliography information. i.e. author, title, date of publication, publisher, etc.) The citation links are functional and lead to active websites as well as support the neutral ideas of this page.

Neutrality
Neutrality to me is when something is balanced and does not expose an opinion of either side of an argument. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mcoidakis (talk • contribs) 20:01, 19 February 2018 (UTC)

Revised Neutrality Definition
Neutrality does not choose a side and is impartial. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mcoidakis (talk • contribs) 20:09, 19 February 2018 (UTC)

My Topic: United Purpose, formerly known as Concern Universal
I planned to work on the Concern Universal page this semester but upon further research, realized that Concern Universal has rebranded themselves as United Purpose. United Purpose does not currently exist on Wikipedia and the Concern Universal page is very underdeveloped, only citing the company's website as a source. When I search in Google Scholar, I get barely any hits for United Purpose, and plenty for Concern Universal. This leads me to believe they may have recently rebranded themselves.

New Leader: Formerly known as Concern Universal, United Purpose is an International Development and Emergency Relief organization that works in many of the poorest countries of the world to assist in finding local, sustainable solutions to poverty & inequality. Concern Universal was created by Father Raymond Kennedy and a group of volunteers who had been working in developing countries during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Important influences on the founding members were first hand experience of the suffering they saw and social movements that encouraged engagement in the struggles of the poor.

Mission Statement United Purpose's mission is to work in partnership to challenge poverty and inequality. They support practical actions that enable people to improve their lives and shape their own futures. Their vision is a world where justice, dignity and respect prevail for all. The company's purpose is to tackle poverty and inequality by enabling people to improve their lives for the longer term. The way they hope to obtain this goal is by challenging the dependency culture, providing practical local implementation of the sustainable development goals and placing communities in the leadership of innovative solutions.

History of Company According to the United Purpose website, after 40 years of establishment United Purpose has assisted 35 million people out of poverty. They registered to work in Malawi in 1989.

Potential Sources https://www.nyasatimes.com/concern-universal-for-continued-aids-effective-response/

https://www.nyasatimes.com/concern-universal-to-distribute-400-000-mosquito-nets/

Mcoidakis (talk) 20:49, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

Peer Review
I find it interesting that this company has rebranded themselves and I am also curious as to why that may be. I think your leader is well written and gives the basic information for a reader to understand the company. I also think it was a great idea to add in the mission statement that the company has because that also gives the reader more information on them. I would suggest trying to get more information on the history of the company and maybe see if you can find anything about why the company was rebranded. I found all my articles on google scholar, which may be a search engine you could use to help locate more resources. Other than that I think you have a great start and I am interested to see what else you find! Mccormick022 (talk) 03:08, 17 March 2018 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mccormick022 (talk • contribs)