The US veto of a UN Security Council resolution condemning an Israeli security wall across Palestinian territory highlights the need for reform of the world body, Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said today.

Syed Hamid said on the sidelines of an Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) meeting that Washington had already vetoed other resolutions denouncing Israel's policies towards the Palestinians.

"That is why countries like Malaysia have been talking about the need for the United Nations to be updated, that United Nations reforms are important so that the voice of the international community can be heard," he said.

Syed Hamid said the OIC, which groups 57 Muslim nations, remained powerless and could only voice its collective opinion.

"We are seeking for justice and fairness. I think we cannot fight the big powers, but we must make our views known in order to see justice done in Palestine... There is a roadmap and we must be serious in wanting to see the success of that roadmap."

Syed Hamid said the OIC would issue a statement on the Palestinian situation at the end of a summit of the group's leaders on Thursday and Friday. - AFP