India, April 23 -- UN Secretary General candidate Michelle Bachelet said there is a "real need" for Security Council reform and greater representation in both permanent and non-permanent categories, vowing to push efforts towards achieving it.

Bachelet, the former Chilean president, is one of the four candidates currently in the fray to be the next Secretary General of the United Nations.

The current UN chief, Antonio Guterres, completes his tenure on December 31, after having served two consecutive five-year terms as the world's top diplomat. "I think it's a real need for a reform of the Security Council," Bachelet said here Tuesday in response to a question by PTI on the long-pending UNSC reforms and developing countries like India si...