Story highlights Three females, including a minor, have accused U.N. peacekeepers of rape

It was not immediately clear how many troops were allegedly involved

Head of U.N. peacekeepers in country was fired over sex abuse allegations

United Nations (CNN) Three females, including a minor, have accused U.N. peacekeepers working in the Central African Republic of rape, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.

Their families reported the alleged abuse to the U.N. mission there, spokeswoman Vannina Maestracci told reporters. It was not immediately clear how many troops were allegedly involved.

News of the allegations comes one week after the head of the U.N. peacekeepers in the Central African Republic was fired over previous sex abuse accusations.

"I believe the disturbing number of allegations we have seen in many countries -- but particularly in the Central African Republic in the period before U.N. peacekeepers were deployed and since -- speaks to the need to take action now," U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said last week. "Enough is enough."

Including the three new accusations, there have been 14 allegations of possible sexual exploitation and abuse by U.N. peacekeepers in the Central African Republic since the United Nations established the force there in April 2014.

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