Harare , Zimbabwe ( CNN ) -- Zimbabwe 's foreign minister is calling for reform of the United Nations Security Council following the `` extrajudicial '' killing of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi . NATO 's role in Libya highlights the need for more democracy and accountability , Simbarashe Mumbengegwi said late Tuesday at a celebration to mark the anniversary of the United Nations . Gadhafi 's `` brutal extrajudicial killing '' shows the Security Council is not accountable to member states of the U.N. General Assembly , he said . The former leader was fatally shot last week after he was captured in his hometown of Sirte following months of protests calling for his ouster . `` The past nine months ( in Libya ) have demonstrated how a few countries ... can easily treat the Security Council and its resolutions with utter contempt and render that important organ of the United Nations most impotent , '' he said . `` Although other important members of the Security Council protested at the abuse of UNSC Resolution 1973 , they could do nothing to stop the abuse since any effort to do so would have been vetoed by those in NATO who wield the veto power . '' The resolution calls for NATO to `` take all necessary measures '' -- without using an occupation force -- to protect civilians and population centers under the threat of attack in Libya .
NATO 's role in Libya highlights the need for more democracy and accountability , he says . Foreign minister : It shows the `` Security Council was not accountable '' to its members .