Morocco’s ambassador in Geneva was elected Wednesday to become the president of the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2024 in a rare secret ballot among member states. Omar Zniber won 30 votes, in a contest with South Africa’s ambassador Mxolisi Nkosi, who received 17 votes. It was Africa’s turn to take the presidency of the UN’s top rights body but African nations could not agree on a single candidate from among its 13 members of the council – hence the rare secret ballot. Following his victory, Zniber said the council’s work was “so important and so fundamental: the promotion of, respec…