On the organizational side, NATO describes itself as having developed “close working relations” with the United Nations, the European Union, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. It also collaborates regularly with the African Union, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Organization for Migration, the World Bank, the International Civil Aviation Organization, and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
在组织结构方面，北约号称自己与联合国、欧盟、欧洲安全与合作组织建立了“密切的工作关系”。北约还与非洲联盟、国际红十字委员会、国际移民组织、世界银行、国际民用航空组织以及禁止化学武器组织等国际机构建立了常规合作关系。