I. Information management The diligent and systematic management of information is critical to the protection of its integrity and confidentiality and of the sources. Storage, retrieval, eventual archiving and preservation of information are the key concepts in an information management system. The commission/mission has to adopt an information management system that will help to document, organize, store and retrieve information systematically and consistently. The coordinator of the secretariat has the overall responsibility for setting up and maintaining such a system, consistent with United Nations rules and procedures. Ideally, a staff member of the secretariat will be assigned to be the information management focal point. However, managing information is a shared responsibility and each staff member will manage and store data he or she has gathered and produced. Commissions/missions usually use a web-based platform, incorporating a database, provided by OHCHR. The web-based platform comprises a shared space to register and safely store documents and other materials, and a structured database for safely recording interviews and uploading associated materials (for example, copies of documents or photographs) gathered during investigations. Records and archives document the history of the United Nations. Every commission/mission should adopt an information management system, consistent with United Nations rules and procedures. UN Photo / Mark Garten 70 COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY AND FACT-FINDING MISSIONS ON INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMANITARIAN LAW