A Yemeni malnourished child lies in the arms of his mother as he receives medical treatment at the malnutrition treating ward in Al-Sabeen hospital in Sanaa, Yemen, on Feb. 21, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

A Yemeni malnourished child lies on a bed as he receives medical treatment at the malnutrition treating ward in Al-Sabeen hospital in Sanaa, Yemen, on Feb. 21, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

A Yemeni malnourished child lies on a bed as he receives medical treatment at the malnutrition treating ward in Al-Sabeen hospital in Sanaa, Yemen, on Feb. 21, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

A Yemeni malnourished child lies on a bed as he receives medical treatment at the malnutrition treating ward in Al-Sabeen hospital in Sanaa, Yemen, on Feb. 21, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)

 
Yemeni children's malnutrition is unlikely to improve in the near future, as a United Nations food relief agency is forced to slash rations to millions of malnourished people in the war-torn country in order to feed those starving to death.

An official with the World Food Program (WFP) told media on Sunday that it has to cut rations to millions of people suffering inadequate food supplies due to funding shortage.

Yemen has been mired in a civil war since late 2014 when the Iran-backed Houthi militia seized control of several northern provinces and forced the internationally recognized government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi out of the capital Sanaa.

Yemen's children are among the most vulnerable suffering from the country's civil war, which has crippled the economy and put millions of people at risk of starvation.