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egard to hygiene and health, and provide efficient protection against the rigors of the climateand the effects of the war. 200The premises shall be fully protected from dampness and adequately heated and lighted,in particular between dusk and lights out. 201 The sleeping quarters shall be sufficiently spaciousand well ventilated, and the internees shall have suitable bedding and sufficient blankets, withaccount being taken of the climate and of the age, sex, and state of health of the internees. 20210.11.3.1 Separate Sleeping Quarters and Latrines for Women. Whenever it isnecessary, as an exceptional and temporary measure, to accommodate women internees who arenot members of a family unit in the same place of internment as men, women internees shall beprovided separate sleeping quarters and sanitary conveniences for their use. 20310.12 CANTEENS FOR INTERNEESCanteens shall be installed in every place of internment, except where other suitablefacilities are available. 204 As with canteens for POWs, the purpose of the canteen is to increasethe morale and comfort of the internees. 20510.12.1 Establishment of the Canteen. Although canteens for POWs are required,canteens for civilian internees are not required if other suitable facilities, such as local shops, areavailable. 206If other suitable facilities are not available, and before canteens can be established, theneed for a canteen may be mitigated if internees are provided a free “comfort pack.” 207200 GC art. 85 (“The Detaining Power is bound to take all necessary and possible measures to ensure that protectedpersons shall, from the outset of their internment, be accommodated in buildings or quarters which afford everypossible safeguard as regards hygiene and health, and provide efficient protection against the rigours of the climateand the effects of the war.”).201 GC art. 85 (“The premises shall be fully protected from dampness, adequately heated and lighted, in particularbetween dusk and lights out.”).202 GC art. 85 (“The sleeping quarters shall be sufficiently spacious and well ventilated, and the internees shall havesuitable bedding and sufficient blankets, account being taken of the climate, and the age, sex, and state of health ofthe internees.”).203 GC art. 85 (“Whenever it is necessary, as an exceptional and temporary measure, to accommodate womeninternees who are not members of a family unit in the same place of internment as men, the provision of separatesleeping quarters and sanitary conveniences for the use of such women internees shall be obligatory.”).204 GC art. 87 (“Canteens shall be installed in every place of internment, except where other suitable facilities areavailable.”).205 Refer to § 9.17 (Canteens for POWs).206 GC COMMENTARY 389 (“Whereas the establishment of canteens for prisoners of war is obligatory (ThirdConvention, Article 28, paragraph I), civilian internees will only be provided with canteens where other suitablefacilities are not available. Indeed, there could be no question of establishing canteens if, for example, the interneeswere permitted to go to local shops to make purchases.”).207 Compare § 9.17.1.1 (“Comfort Pack” Instead of Canteen and Advance of Pay).675