‘There is not enough to eat. The first eight months in the camp, I didn’t have money. We were very thin. My daughter is still very thin,’ a French mother of two told RSI. Doctors in a Belgian medical team estimated that 70% of the children under five they examined in 2019 were malnourished. Women and children collecting water from tank in Roj camp 66. Food supplies are inadequate and malnutrition widespread. Ration packages distributed by camp authorities contain dry foods: sugar, lentils, oil, and tinned goods. Fruit, vegetables, and meat are only available through markets accessible to those detainees with the funds. ‘There is not enough to eat. The first eight months in the camp, I didn’t have money. We were very thin. My daughter is still very thin,’ a French mother of two told RSI. Doctors in a Belgian medical team estimated that 70% of the children under five they examined in 2019 were malnourished.52 67. Sanitation facilities are poor, leading to significant hygiene risks. Humanitarian staff have described the substandard latrines in the camps and women who have spoken to RSI have recounted dirty bathrooms overflowing with sewage. In order to wash, women create makeshift showers in their tents. ‘I made a shower with pieces of tarpaulin, a small tablecloth, and a pipe so that water can flow away. We shower inside the tent. But not everyone has the ability to do this in the camp. Those who can’t have to wash themselves in a big basin,’ a European mother of two children under five in the al Hol Annex said. 27 RIGHTS & SECURITY INTERNATIONAL